Departures

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Overview

Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.

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Cast: Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Takashi Sasano, Tatsuo Yamada, Tetta Sugimoto, Tōru Minegishi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Yukari Tachibana

Director: Yojiro Takita

Genre: Drama

Country: Japan

Release Year: 2008

IMDB Rating: 8 (57018 votes)

TMDB Rating: 7.8 (811 votes)

Rotten Tomatoes: 80

Metacritic: 68

Runtime: 2h 10m

Budget: 74,236,951 USD

Release Date: 2009-06-19

Awards: Won 1 Oscar, 40 wins & 12 nominations total