Departures

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.

Cast

Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

Ryoko Hirosue

Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ikuei Sasaki

Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

Yukiko Tachibana