Departures

September. 13,2008      PG-13
Rating:
8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

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

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