Departures
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.
Genre: Drama
Actor: Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo
Production: TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Asahi Shimbun, Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS), Sedic, Shogakukan, TBS Radio & Communications, Shochiku Co. Ltd., Dentsu
Country: Japan