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The gift of last memories.
2h 10min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
Videos
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yukiko Tachibana | |
| Yukari Tachibana | Rie Yamashita |
| Genjitsu Shu | |
| Taro Ishida | Sonezaki |
| Yukimi Koyanagi | |
| Hiroyuki Kishi | |
| Sanae Miyata | Naomi Togashi |
| Ryosuke Otani | Tomeo's Father |
| Mitsuyo Hoshino | Kazuko Kobayashi |
| Tarō Suwa | |
| Tatsuhito Okuda | |
| Rin Uchida | Young Daigo |
| Ryoichi Suzuki | |
| Takao Toji | |
| Akemi Fuji | |
| Atsushi Yamanaka | |
| Shinji Hiwatashi |
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| Sayuri Shirai | Tomeo |
| Sadami Sakamoto | Orchestra Manager |
| Wataru Ohashi | |
| Masaaki Takarai | Orchestra Member |
| Yûji Kido | |
| Takeki Sato | Naomi's Younger Brother |
| Ichibei Sato | |
| Yôko Imamoto | |
| Yuki Mashita | |
| Miki Hayashida | |
| Mari Hayashida | |
| Mitsuyo Ishigaki | |
| Kenzo Ryu | |
| Miyako Hattori | Sugawara Family's Grandmother |
| Momoka Iizuka | Shiori Yamashita |
| Misato Abe | Naomi's Daughter |
| Yuki Kurosawa | Miyuki Kato |
| Keiji Kuroki | Kato Family's Boy |
| Itsuki Takahashi | Kato Family's Boy |
| Shoichi Ashikaga | Kato Family's Boy |
| Nanase Matsuda | Okuyama Family's Daughter |
| Kohei Wakabayashi | |
| Ryukai Furukawa | Young Boy |
| Yuuki Ogoe | Young Boy |
| Hayato Maruyama | Young Boy |
| Dai Kuboki | Music Store Owner |
| Mina Kudo | Saito Family's Granddaughter |
| Kunio Kamata | Director |
| Hiromi Sugawara | Stylist |
| Arisa Ishikawa | High School Girl on the Bus |
| Chie Hiratsuka | High School Girl on the Bus |
| Kei Kawai | High School Girl on the Bus |
| Pablo Sacco | Musical Instrument Appraiser |
| Norichika Iimori | Conductor |
| Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Tsuyako Yamashita |
| Takashi Sasano | Shokichi Hirata |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | おくりびと |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio, Shochiku, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun |
| Official site | departures-themovie.com |
| Release date | 13 settembre 2008 |
| Executive producer | Yasuhiro Mase |
| Production | Ichirô Nobukuni, Hideharu Yamashita, Toshihisa Watai, Toshiaki Nakazawa |
| Writer | Kundo Koyama |
| Casting | Takefumi Yoshikawa |
| Editing | Akimasa Kawashima |
| Cinematography | Takeshi Hamada |
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| Assistant directors | 長濱英高, Yojiro Takita |
| Lighting | Hitoshi Takaya |
| Camera operators | Takeshi Hamada |
| Additional photography | Takeshi Hamada |
| Production design | Fumio Ogawa, Naomi Koike |
| Art direction | Fumio Ogawa, Naomi Koike |
| Set decoration | Fumio Ogawa, Naomi Koike |
| Music | Joe Hisaishi, Satoshi Ozaki, Osamu Onodera |
| Sound | Joe Hisaishi, Satoshi Ozaki, Osamu Onodera |
| Costume design | Katsuhiko Kitamura |
| Makeup | Katsuhiko Kitamura |
| Hairstyling | Katsuhiko Kitamura |
| Revenue | 69.932.387 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Limited release
Canada / Sep 13, 2008 / 14A
Sweden / Nov 18, 2009 / Btl / Stockholm International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Japan / Sep 13, 2008 / G
United States / Sep 13, 2008 / PG-13
South Korea / Oct 30, 2008 / 12
Greece / Mar 12, 2009
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Hong Kong / Mar 19, 2009
Brazil / May 23, 2009 / 12 / SM Distr. mj.gov.br
Netherlands / May 28, 2009 / AL
France / Jun 03, 2009
Germany / Nov 26, 2009 / 12
Ireland / Dec 04, 2009
United Kingdom / Dec 04, 2009
Sweden / Jan 15, 2010 / Btl
Italy / Apr 09, 2010
Digital
Austria / Oct 30, 2009 / AA
Physical media
Australia / Apr 16, 2009 / M / DVD
Greece / Nov 17, 2009 / DVD
Sweden / May 05, 2010 / Btl / DVD release
Netherlands / Jul 01, 2014 / AL / DVD, Blu ray
TV
Czechia / Oct 14, 2010 / ČT2
Netherlands / Jun 07, 2013 / AL / Nederland 2
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