Name: Departures
Genre: Drama
Released: 2008
Duration: 2 h 10 min

Departures (2008)

Directed by Yojiro Takita

Genres - Drama | Release Date - Sep 13, 2008 | Run Time - 130 min. | Countries - Japan | MPAA Rating - PG-13

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Departures is a 2008 Japanese drama film directed by Yōjirō Takita and starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko Hirosue, and Tsutomu Yamazaki. The film follows a young man who returns to his hometown after a failed career as a cellist and stumbles across work as a nōkanshi—a traditional Japanese ritual mortician. He is subjected to prejudice from those around him, including from his wife, because of strong social taboos against people who deal with death. Eventually he repairs these interpersonal connections through the beauty and dignity of his work.