Departures
The gift of last memories.
2008 | 130m | Japanese
Popularity: 6 (history)
| Director: | Yojiro Takita |
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| Writer: | Kundo Koyama |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 13, 2008 |
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| Director: | Yojiro Takita |
| Writer: | Kundo Koyama |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | coffin, octopus, cello, dying and death, funeral, musical, based on memoir or autobiography, odd job, yamagata |
| Production Companies | Shochiku, TBS, dentsu, The Asahi Shimbun, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $69,932,387
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Dec 06, 2025 Entered: Dec 06, 2025 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Masahiro Motoki | Daigo Kobayashi |
| Ryoko Hirosue | Mika Kobayashi |
| Tsutomu Yamazaki | Ikuei Sasaki |
| Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Tsuyako Yamashita |
| Kimiko Yo | Yuriko Kamimura |
| Takashi Sasano | Shokichi Hirata |
| Tetta Sugimoto | Yamashita |
| Toru Minegishi | Yoshiki Kobayashi |
| Tatsuo Yamada | Togashi |
| Yukari Tachibana | Rie Yamashita |
| Taro Ishida | Sonezaki |
| Sanae Miyata | Naomi Togashi |
| Ryosuke Otani | Tomeo's Father |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Joe Hisaishi | Original Music Composer |
| Akimasa Kawashima | Editor |
| Yojiro Takita | Director |
| Hideharu Yamashita | Line Producer |
| Takeshi Hamada | Director of Photography |
| Fumio Ogawa | Production Design |
| Naomi Koike | Decorator |
| Kundo Koyama | Screenplay |
| Takefumi Yoshikawa | Casting |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Ichirô Nobukuni | Producer |
| Yasuhiro Mase | Executive Producer |
| Toshiaki Nakazawa | Producer |
| Toshihisa Watai | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 17 | 24 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 21 | 31 | 12 |
| 2024 | 6 | 16 | 26 | 10 |
| 2024 | 7 | 25 | 48 | 13 |
| 2024 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 11 |
| 2024 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 10 |
| 2024 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 10 |
| 2024 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 8 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 10 |
| 2025 | 1 | 14 | 23 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 |
| 2025 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12 | 488 | 745 |