Departures (2008)

Departures (2008) movie poster

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.

Departures explores themes of dying and death, funeral, octopus. It is available to stream for free in HD on Ernax — no account required.

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 130 min

Director: Yojiro Takita

Writers: Kundo Koyama

Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto, Toru Minegishi, Tatsuo Yamada, Yukiko Tachibana, Yukari Tachibana, Genjitsu Shu, Taro Ishida, Yukimi Koyanagi

Rating: 7.9/10 (971 votes)

Country: Japan

Language: Japanese

Themes: dying and death, funeral, octopus, coffin, cello, musical, based on memoir or autobiography, odd job

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Departures (2008) was directed by Yojiro Takita.
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The cast includes Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto, Toru Minegishi, Tatsuo Yamada, Yukiko Tachibana, Yukari Tachibana, Genjitsu Shu, Taro Ishida, Yukimi Koyanagi.

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