おくりびと (2008)
"The gift of last memories."
Title: Departures
Original Title: おくりびと
Release Date: 2008-09-13
Status: Released
Rating: 7.8/10 (from 839 votes)
Language: JA
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun
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.
Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue
Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ikuei Sasaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tsuyako Yamashita
Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura
Takashi Sasano
Shokichi Hirata
Tetta Sugimoto
Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada
Togashi
Yukari Tachibana
Rie Yamashita
