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Departures: Full Cast & Crew 2009 Drama
Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) learns that his orchestra is disbanding. Daigo and his wife move back to his hometown in northern Japan, where he answers an ad for what he thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary. As he learns and carries out the rituals used in preparing the dead for their final rest, Daigo finds his true calling in life. PG-13 Released: May 29, 2009 See Movie Details

Cast & Crew

All Cast Crew
Yojiro Takita Director Masahiro Motoki Daigo Kobayashi Actor Tsutomu Yamazaki Ikuei Sasaki Actor Ryôko Hirosue Mika Kobayashi Actor Kazuko Yoshiyuki Tsuyako Yamashita Actor Kimiko Yo Yuriko Uemura Actor Takashi Sasano Shokichi Hirata Actor Toru Minegishi Yoshiki Kobayashi Actor Tetta Sugimoto Yamashita Actor Tatsuo Yamada Togashi Actor Yukiko Tachibana Actor Kundo Koyama Writer Joe Hisaishi Original Music Takeshi Hamada Cinematographer Akimasa Kawashima Film Editing Fumio Ogawa Production Design