Departures
Okuribito おくりびと
Yōjirō Takita • Japan • 2008
130 mins • HD • Colour • M
In Japanese with English subtitles
A cellist moves to his old hometown after he is rendered jobless due to his orchestra dissolving. He answers a classifieds ad entitled 'Departures' and finds his life changing due to his new job.
“Departures is about life, death, grief and loss, but it's also, in a quietly effective way, about coming to terms with expectations.”
– The Age (Australia)
130 mins • HD • Colour • M
In Japanese with English subtitles
A cellist moves to his old hometown after he is rendered jobless due to his orchestra dissolving. He answers a classifieds ad entitled 'Departures' and finds his life changing due to his new job.
“Departures is about life, death, grief and loss, but it's also, in a quietly effective way, about coming to terms with expectations.”
– The Age (Australia)