DVD

Departures [DVD] / seisaku purodakushon, Sedikku Intānashonaru ; seisaku, Nobukuni Ichirō ; purodyūsā, Nakazawa Toshiaki, Watarai Toshihisa ; kyakuhon Koyama Kundō ; kantoku, Takita Yōjirō.

Nobukuni, Ichirō. (Producer). Nakazawa, Toshiaki. (Producer). Watarai, Toshihisa. (Producer). Koyama, Kundō, 1964- (Screenwriter). Takita, Yōjirō, 1955- (Director). Motoki, Masahiro, 1965- (Actor). Hirosue, Ryöko, 1980- (Actor). Yo, Kimiko. (Actor). Sugimoto, Tetta. (Actor). Minegishi, Tōru, 1943-2008 (Actor). Yoshiyuki, Kazuko, 1935- (Actor). Sasano, Takashi. (Actor). Yamazaki, Tsutomu, 1936- (Actor). Sedikku Intānashonaru. (Added Author). E1 Entertainment (Firm) (Added Author). Motoki Masahiro, Hirosue Ryoko, Yo Kimiko, Sugimoto Tetta, Minegishi Tōru, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, Sasano Takashi, Yamazaki Tsutomu. (Cast).

Summary:

Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and finds himself without a job. He 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. He discovers 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, acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed.

Record details

ISBN: 1417232919
ISBN: 9781417232918
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: [Port Washington, NY] : E1 Entertainment, [2009]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Originally released in 2008 as a motion picture. Special features: interview with director Yôjirô Takita.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Ongaku, Hisaishi Jō ; satsuei, Hamada Takeshi ; henshū, Kawashima Akimasa.
Participant or Performer Note:	Motoki Masahiro, Hirosue Ryoko, Yo Kimiko, Sugimoto Tetta, Minegishi Tōru, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, Sasano Takashi, Yamazaki Tsutomu.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: PG-13; for some thematic elements.
System Details Note:	DVD NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 2.0 Dolby Digital or 5.1 surround sound.
Language Note:	In Japanese, with optional English subtitles.
Awards Note:	Academy Award, 2009: Best foreign language film. Awards of the Japanese Academy, 2009: Best actor, Best cinematography, Best director, Best editing, Best film, Best lighting, Best screenplay, Best sound, Best supporting actor (Yamazaki), Best supporting actress (Yo).