Trailer: Departures

Yojiro Takitas internationally acclaimed Departures has become a global phenomenon since its success at this years Academy Awards, when it won the Best Foreign Language Film. epartures tells the story of Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Matoki), a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved who now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures" thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of "Nokanshi," acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living.

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[magdeiros]

What a beautifull movie -- the story, the music, the landscapes, everything!! I knew nothing about it when I started watching... and it grabbed my attention until the very end. I think it was better this way... the trailer spoils a bit of the story!

[syracusebballflynn10]

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[ecopequeno]

We are what we are. Thinking beings.

You cannot think without a brain, in the same way you cannot perspire without a skin, or digest without a bowel.

This is a fantastic movie that will inspire awe for any job that is done with passion, and for the marvel of the human body.