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Departures(2008)
Status: Released
Date: 2008-09-13
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857 Votes
Time: 2h 10m
The gift of last memories.
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
Revenue: $69,932,387.00
ProductionCompanies: 
Amuse Soft Entertainment
Sedic
Movie: Departures
Top 10 Billed Cast
本木雅弘
Daigo Kobayashi
広末涼子
Mika Kobayashi
山崎努
Ikuei Sasaki
吉行和子
Tsuyako Yamashita
余貴美子
Yuriko Kamimura
笹野高史
Shokichi Hirata
杉本哲太
Yamashita
峰岸徹
Yoshiki Kobayashi
山田辰夫
Togashi
橘ゆかり
Rie Yamashita
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