TY  - GEN
AB  - Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist, dreamt of going around the world with his wife Mika. Unfortunately, the orchestra folds, so he sells his instrument, retreats to the small town he came from, lives in his late mother's house, and tries to start a new life. He answers a classified ad entitled 'Departures' thinking it is for a travel agency. Daigo's actual responsibilities entail preparing the local decedents for their "casketing," a process with an elaborate ritual of preparation, cleansing, and presentation, all done with great precision, grace, and utmost respect for both the deceased and watching family members. In dire financial straits, Daigo embarks on this new (and ancient) career path. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art, acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and their families.
AU  - Nobukuni, Ichirō.
AU  - Nakazawa, Toshiaki.
AU  - Watarai, Toshihisa.
AU  - Koyama, Kundō,
AU  - Takita, Yōjirō,
AU  - Motoki, Masahiro,
AU  - Hirosue, Ryōko,
AU  - Yo, Kimiko,
AU  - Sugimoto, Tetta.
AU  - Minegishi, Tōru,
AU  - Yoshiyuki, Kazuko,
AU  - Sasano, Takashi,
AU  - Yamazaki, Tsutomu,
CN  - PN1997.2
CN  - PN1997.2
CY  - [Tokyo] :
CY  - Port Washington, NY :
DA  - c2009.
ET  - [Widescreen].
ID  - 455360
KW  - Cellists
KW  - Married people
KW  - Families
KW  - Migration, Internal
KW  - Undertakers and undertaking
KW  - Man-woman relationships
KW  - Motion pictures
LA  - jpn
LA  - In Japanese with optional subtitles in English.
N1  - Originally produced as a Japanese motion picture in 2008.
N1  - Special features: Trailer (2 min.); Interview with director Yōjirō Takita (12 min.).
N2  - Daigo Kobayashi, a cellist, dreamt of going around the world with his wife Mika. Unfortunately, the orchestra folds, so he sells his instrument, retreats to the small town he came from, lives in his late mother's house, and tries to start a new life. He answers a classified ad entitled 'Departures' thinking it is for a travel agency. Daigo's actual responsibilities entail preparing the local decedents for their "casketing," a process with an elaborate ritual of preparation, cleansing, and presentation, all done with great precision, grace, and utmost respect for both the deceased and watching family members. In dire financial straits, Daigo embarks on this new (and ancient) career path. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art, acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and their families.
PB  - Tokyo Broadcast System ;
PB  - Distributed by E1 Entertainment,
PP  - [Tokyo] :
PP  - Port Washington, NY :
PY  - c2009.
SN  - 1417232919
SN  - 9781417232918
T1  - OkuribitoDepartures /
TI  - OkuribitoDepartures /
ER  -