Departures 2008  N/R, 131 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Okuribito
Director: Yojiro Takita
Cast: Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Takashi Sasano, Yukiko Tachibana, Tetta Sugimoto, Toru Minegishi, Tatsuo Yamada
Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) is a cellist who loses his job when his orchestra disbands. He and his wife Mika (Ryoko Hirosue) move back to Daigo's hometown in northern Japan, and Daigo answers an employment ad titled "Departures." The job entails working for a mortuary as a gatekeeper between the departed and the family of the departed. While all around him disapprove of his new job, Daigo takes pride in what he does and discovers his true purpose in life. Winner of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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