Home Movies Departures

Departures (2009)


Are you the No. 1 fan of Departures? Create your own Fan Site on Hollywood.com. Click here!
PG-13 | 2 hr 11 mins | Drama, Foreign | Now Playing |Box Office Total: $1.4M

4 Out of 5 stars4 Out of 5 stars4 Out of 5 stars4 Out of 5 stars
Hollywood.com Says
User Ratings Average
MRQE Metric



Write a Review
Rate this Movie

Advertisement


Synopsis:
Daigo is a cellist who becomes jobless when his symphony orchestra in Tokyo disbands. Giving up his dream of being a performer, Daigo moves back to his close-knit home town with wife Mika to reevaluate his life while staying in his late mother's home. After answering a help wanted ad with hopes of an exciting job in tourism, he instead finds himself offered a position at a company specializing in "encoffinments," the ancient Japanese art of preparing a corpse for cremation in front of the bereaved. Sasaki, the surly sage of an owner, convinces Daigo to take the job after dangling a large salary in front of him. In spite of the strange prospect of bathing, dressing and grooming the dead, along with fearing the reactions of his wife and the outside world, Daigo discovers a renewed joy for living through learning to care for the grieving and the deceased and unwittingly begins a journey of reconciliation with his past. The comically caustic Sasaki serves as Daigo's anchor and stalwart advisor, passing the knowledge of a time-honored tradition to a new generation along with respect for the unifying finality of departure.

Comments


*Indicates Mandatory

Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
5/29/2009
Director Credit
Yojiro Takita Director
Cast Credit
Tsutomu Yamazaki Ikuei Sasaki
Kimiko Yo Kamimura Yuriko
Ryoko Hirosue Mika Kobayashi
Masahiro Motoki Daigo Kobayashi
Takashi Sasano Shokichi Hirata
Kazuko Yoshiyuki Tsuyako Yamashita
Tetta Sugimoto Yamashita
Toru Minegishi - Cast
Tatsuo Yamada - Cast
Yukiko Tachibana - Cast
Production Credits Credit
Toshiaki Nakazawa Producer
Yasuhiro Mase Executive Producer
Toshihisa Watai Producer
Production Companies Credit
Asahi Shimbunsha Production Company
Dentsu Production Company
Mainichi Hoso Production Company
Sedic International Inc Production Company
Shochiku Company, Ltd. Production Company
Shogakukan Production Company Production Company
Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Regent Releasing Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Shochiku Company, Ltd. Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Zeus Film Foreign Distribution Rights
KD Media Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Golden Village Foreign Distribution Rights
Golden Screen Cinemas Foreign Distribution Rights
Lark Films Distribution Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Wild Bunch Benelux Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. Foreign Distribution Rights
Paris Filmes Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Videorama Foreign Distribution Rights
Golden Screen Cinemas Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Russian Report Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Golem Distribution Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Mongkol Major Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer Credit
Kundou Koyama Screenplay
Art Department Credit
Fumio Ogawa Production Designer
Naomi Koike Set Decorator
Film Camera Credit
Hitoshi Takaya Lighting
Takeshi Hamada Director of Photography
Film Sales Financing Credit
ContentFilm International Foreign Distribution Sales
Music Credit
Joe Hisaishi Music
Production Management Credit
Hidetaka Nagahama Assistant Director
Shuji Yamashita Line Producer
Sound Credit
Osamu Onodera Sound Mixer
Satoshi Ozaki Sound - Sound Recording
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Isao Tsuge Hairdresser - Beauty Director
Katsuhiko Kitamura Costume Designer

•To suggest updates to this information, click here


Related Stories
• DO IT TODAY: 'Departures'
• 2009: Summer Release Calendar
• 81st Annual Academy Award Nominations and Winners!
• Oscar Winner Reactions!
Advertisement