Departures
movie
The gift of last memories.
Released September 13, 2008
Genres:
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.
Cast
Masahiro Motoki
as
Daigo Kobayashi
Hirosue Ryoko
as
Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as
Ikuei Sasaki
Kimiko Yo
as
Yuriko Kamimura
Tetta Sugimoto
as
Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
as
Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada
as
Togashi
Yukiko Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana
as
Rie Yamashita
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Genjitsu Shu
Taro Ishida
as
Sonezaki
Yukimi Koyanagi
Crew
Yojiro Takita
as
Director
Joe Hisaishi
as
Original Music Composer
Kundo Koyama
as
Screenplay
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Ichirô Nobukuni
as
Producer
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Fumio Ogawa
as
Production Design
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Yasuhiro Mase
as
Executive Producer
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Hideharu Yamashita
as
Line Producer
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Toshihisa Watai
as
Producer
Akimasa Kawashima
as
Editor
Toshiaki Nakazawa
as
Producer
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Takefumi Yoshikawa
as
Casting
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Takeshi Hamada
as
Director of Photography