Departures

Original Title: おくりびと

Tagline: The gift of last memories.

Release Date: 2008-09-13

Duration: 130 minutes

Synopsis

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.