
Departures
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.
Release Date: 2008-09-13
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Official website: http://www.departures-themovie.com/
Casts

Masahiro Motoki
as Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue
as Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Ikuei Sasaki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki
as Tsuyako Yamashita

Kimiko Yo
as Yuriko Kamimura

Takashi Sasano
as Shokichi Hirata

Tetta Sugimoto
as Yamashita

Toru Minegishi
as Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada
as Togashi

Yukari Tachibana
as Rie Yamashita