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Movie

Departures

2009·2h 10m·PG-13
Drama
IMDb Rating
★ 8.0/10
57,529 votes
Metascore
68
Metacritic

Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.

Departures is a 2009 drama movie directed by Yôjirô Takita, starring Ryôko Hirosue, Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki. It holds an IMDb rating of 8.0/10 from 57,529 votes and runs 2h 10m.

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Director
Yôjirô Takita
Stars
Ryôko Hirosue
Masahiro Motoki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Creators
Kundô Koyama
Details
2009-06-19
130 min
Movie
PG-13
★ Japan
★ Japanese
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