Departures
The gift of last memories.
The gift of last memories.
Drama
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2008
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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.
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Runtime:
130 min
Release date:
13 Sep 2008
Country:
JP
Languages:
Japanese
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$69,932,387
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 40 wins & 12 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
rotten:
The movie gestures towards deep emotions, but an abiding soft-grained superficiality effectively insulates us from the piercing realities of grief.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
4 Dec 2009
fresh:
A moving celebration of life through showing reverence for death.
– Maggie Lee,
Hollywood Reporter,
27 Aug 2009
fresh:
The winning nature of the performances outweighs Takita's more obvious choices.
– Bill Goodykoontz,
Arizona Republic,
16 Jul 2009
fresh:
Departures is sometimes macabre and sometimes manipulative, but the way it speaks to the spirit is miraculous.
– Joe Williams,
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
16 Jul 2009
fresh:
Departures is a loving tribute to the Japanese way of death.
– Roger Moore,
Orlando Sentinel,
9 Jul 2009