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Departures (2009)   Movie Main Page Movie Overview Movie Details   Showtimes & Tickets   DVD/Video Info   Trailers & Clips   Cast and Credits   Awards & Nominations Reviews and Previews   Critics Reviews   User Reviews Photos   Premiere Photos   Movie Stills Community   Message Board Shopping   Buy the DVD/Video Other Resources   Web Sites   Movie Lists An all-time favorite? A movie not to miss? Add to My Movies!    Watch the Trailer Daigo Kobayashi is a young married cellist who played in an orchestra that has just been disbanded. Suddenly on the street without a job, Daigo decides to move back to his hometown with his wife. There he gets a job as an undertaker. He sees himself as a sort of gatekeeper between life and death. However, Daigo's work is despised by all the people around him. But it is through his relationship with death on a daily basis that Daigo begins to understand what life is really about. Also Known As: Departures Okuribito Production Status: Released Genres: Art/Foreign and Drama Running Time: 2 hrs. 11 min. Release Date: May 29th, 2009 (limited) MPAA Rating: PG-13 for thematic material. Distributors: Here Films Production Co.: Asahi Shimbunsha, Dentsu, Mainichi Hoso, Sedic International Inc, Shochiku Company, Ltd., Shogakukan Production Company, Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS) U.S. Box Office: $1,343,723 Produced in: Japan				Showtimes & Tickets Please Enter a Location   (Zip or City, State) Favorite Theaters - Sign In