Departures

Storyline

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.

Top Cast

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue

Ryoko Hirosue

Mika Kobayashi

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

Tetta Sugimoto

Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

Toru Minegishi

Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada

Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

Yukiko Tachibana

Yukiko Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

Rie Yamashita

?

Genjitsu Shu

Taro Ishida

Taro Ishida

Sonezaki

Yukimi Koyanagi

Yukimi Koyanagi

Hiroyuki Kishi

Hiroyuki Kishi

Sanae Miyata

Sanae Miyata

Naomi Togashi

Ryosuke Otani

Ryosuke Otani

Tomeo's Father

Mitsuyo Hoshino

Mitsuyo Hoshino

Kazuko Kobayashi

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Tatsuhito Okuda

Tatsuhito Okuda

?

Rin Uchida

Young Daigo

?

Ryoichi Suzuki

Takao Toji

Takao Toji

Director

Yojiro Takita

Writers

Kundo Koyama

Status

Released

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