Departures (2008)
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 underta...
Rating: 7.8
Genres Drama, Musical
Original language: ja
IMDb tt1069238
Stars
Masahiro Motoki as Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue as Mika Kobayashi
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Mr. Sasaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Yoko
Tetta Sugimoto as Shōji
Creators
Yōjirō Takita (Director)
Yōjirō Takita (Producer)
Kōki Mitani (Writer)
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