A delightful and sensitive journey into the heartland of Japan and an astonishingly beautiful look at a sacred part of Japan's cultural heritage Departures tells the story of Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Matoki) a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved who now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled 'Departures' thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a 'Nokanshi' or 'encoffineer... ' a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of 'Nokanshi ' acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder joy and meaning of life and living. [show more]
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play After Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) loses his job as a cellist he feels lost He returns to his hometown in search of work and a job ad leads him to work at a funeral home While those around him shun his new career Daigo finds solace and direction in his work This thought-provoking look at life and death was Japan&39;s submission for the Oscars in 2008 Age Rating 12
Japanese comedy drama starring Masahiro Motoki as Daigo Kobayashi, a professional cellist who loses his job when his orchestra disbands. He and his wife Mika (Ryoko Hirosue) move back into his childhood home and he begins to look for work. When he answers a classified advert entitled 'Departures', he assumes it is for a travel agency; it is in fact an undertakers. To the bemusement of his wife and friends, Daigo throws himself into his unusual new work with pride and vigour, and learns a lot about life, death and love in the process.
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