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Departures
Running Time: 131 min.
MPAA Rating: PG13
Released: May 29, 2009 (USA
Release By: Regent Releasing (USA)

Summary:
Director Yojiro Takita and writer Kundo Koyama examine the rituals surrounding death in Japan with this tale of an out-of-work cellist who accepts a job as a "Nokanashi" or "encoffineer" (the Japanese equivalent of an undertaker) in order to provide ... Full Summary >>

Cast and Crew: Masahiro Motoki (Daigo Kobayashi) Ryoko Hirosue (Mika Kobayashi) Tsutomu Yamazaki (Ikuei Sasaki) Kimiko Yo (Kamimura Yuriko) All Cast & Crew >> Review: When Yojiro Takita's Departures won the 2008 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, it was quite the underdog performance. First off, Departures upset the presumptive favorite, Israel's Waltz with Bashir. But perhaps more surprising, given the rich hi ... Continue >>

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