Director Yojiro Takita and writer Kundo Koyama examine the rituals surrounding death in Japan with this tale of an out-of-work cellist who accepts a job as a "Nokanashi" or "encoffineer" (the Japanese equivalent of an undertaker) in order to provide for himself and his young wife. Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) is a talented musician, but when his orchestra is abruptly disbanded, he suddenly finds himself without a source of steady income. Making the decision to move back to his small hometown, Daigo answers a classified ...
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Director Yojiro Takita and writer Kundo Koyama examine the rituals surrounding death in Japan with this tale of an out-of-work cellist who accepts a job as a "Nokanashi" or "encoffineer" (the Japanese equivalent of an undertaker) in order to provide for himself and his young wife. Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) is a talented musician, but when his orchestra is abruptly disbanded, he suddenly finds himself without a source of steady income. Making the decision to move back to his small hometown, Daigo answers a classified ad for a company called "Departures," mistakenly assuming that he will be working for a travel agency. Upon discovering that he will actually be preparing the bodies of the recently deceased for their trip to the afterlife, Daigo accepts the position as gatekeeper between life and death and gradually gains a greater appreciation for life. But while Daigo's wife and friends universally despise his new line of work, he takes a great amount of pride in the fact that he is helping to ensure that the dead receive a proper send-off from this state of being. Jason Buchanan, Rovi
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Yukari Tachibana, Tatsuo Yamada, Tôru Minegishi, Tetta Sugimoto, Takashi Sasano, Kimiko Yo, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tsutomu... Very good. 2008 Run time: 130. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Yukari Tachibana, Tatsuo Yamada, Tôru Minegishi, Tetta Sugimoto, Takashi Sasano, Kimiko Yo, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Tsutomu... Very good. 2008 Run time: 130. Providing great media since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Digital copy/codes may be expired or not included. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Death is not an easy subject for a movie but this movie helps us to understand death as a natural end to this life. We see how the family really gets to be part for the final send off. The ceremony is a private intimate affair rather than a public occasion.
Please see it.
Dragon2
Jun 25, 2010
WOW!
I am an avid foreign movie watcher, and this has become 1 of my top 10 movies! I actually stumbled upon it by total accident, and sure am glad.
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