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Departures

Release Year

2008

Runtime

Genre

Departures” tells the story of Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist who loses his job when his orchestra is disbanded. Facing financial difficulties, Daigo and his wife move back to his small hometown, where he stumbles upon a job listing for a position in “departures,” assuming it’s related to travel. To his surprise, the job is actually as a nokanshi, a traditional Japanese mortician who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the afterlife.

Starring:

Masahito Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomo Yamasaki

Director:

Yojiro Takita

Rating:

PG-13

Episode:

Departures movie poster

Departures

Release Year

Runtime

Genre

2008
Departures” tells the story of Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist who loses his job when his orchestra is disbanded. Facing financial difficulties, Daigo and his wife move back to his small hometown, where he stumbles upon a job listing for a position in “departures,” assuming it’s related to travel. To his surprise, the job is actually as a nokanshi, a traditional Japanese mortician who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the afterlife.

Starring:

Masahito Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomo Yamasaki

Director:

Yojiro Takita

Rating:

PG-13

Episode:

Departures movie poster

Departures

Release Year

Runtime

Genre

2008
Departures” tells the story of Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist who loses his job when his orchestra is disbanded. Facing financial difficulties, Daigo and his wife move back to his small hometown, where he stumbles upon a job listing for a position in “departures,” assuming it’s related to travel. To his surprise, the job is actually as a nokanshi, a traditional Japanese mortician who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the afterlife.

Starring:

Masahito Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomo Yamasaki

Director:

Yojiro Takita

Rating:

PG-13

Episode: