Synopse
The unfortunate Daigo has lost his position as a cellist and returns to Japan’s north with his wife. Unwittingly, he applies for a job with an undertaker’s, mistaking it for a travel agent’s. But an ample salary and a grotesque self-experiment lead him to discover the dignity that the old ritual he must perform gives the last farewell in the face of the next of kin. His wife, however, does not approve. A beautiful drama about love, family ties and the final hour.
Info
Original Title: Okuribito
International Title: Departures
Category: Feature
Section: Agenda 09
Version & Subtitles: Japanese OV
Director: Yojiro Takita
Screenplay: Kundo Koyama
Cast/Protagonists: Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomo Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Production country: Japan
Year of Production: 2008
Length: 130 min
Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa
Production company: Shochiku Company
Cinematography: Takeshi Hamada
Editor: Akimasa Kawashima
Music: Joe Hisaishi
Production Design: Fumio Ogawa
World Sales: Content Film International
Distributor: Ludwig Ammann, KOOL Filmdistribution







