Departures [おくりびと]
- Release Year
- 2008
- Runtime
- 2h 10m
- Genres
- Drama
- Directed By
- Yojiro Takita
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.
