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)