Departures
20082h 10mPG-13 · MPAA
Directed by Yojiro Takita · Starring Masahiro Motoki & Hirosue Ryoko
80%Rotten Tomatoes8.0IMDb68Metacritic
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.
Drama
— Critical consensus, summarised
A quietly devastating Japanese drama about a cellist who finds unexpected dignity in preparing the dead for cremation. Won the Best Foreign Language Oscar; critics praised its beautifully observed grief, gentle humor, and Joe Hisaishi's tender score.
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