Departures DVD

Departures

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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. This thought-provoking look at life and death was Japan's submission for the Oscars in 2008.

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    Region:
    • Region 2
    Sound Information:
    • Dolby Digital
    Number of Discs:
    • 1
    Main Language:
    • Japanese
    Subtitle Languages:
    • English

    Review:
    • 'Full of wit and warmth, this is cinema at its most affecting' - Empire

    Theatrical Release Year:
    • 2008
    Certificate:
    • 12

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    5

    Date: 05 / Mar / 2012

    Departures

    Departures has an excellent story, a wonderful and tear-jerking and sensitive film.

    Age: Over 55

    Gender: Male

    5

    Date: 16 / May / 2010

    Outstanding little indie

    This is a really wonderful film.

    Age: 35-44

    Gender: Male

     

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