| | |  | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Home » » Departures | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | When his orchestra disbands, Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his hometown and takes a job preparing corpses for burial. Too embarrassed to admit his new career to his family, Daigo keeps his profession a secret, until he’s faced with the death of someone close to him. Academy Award Winner for Best Foreign Film. | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo | | Director:
| Yôjirô Takita | | Format:
| AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| Japanese | | Subtitle:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| E1 Entertainment | | Run Time:
| 130 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| January 12, 2010 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 80 reviews |
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Beautifully directed and acted, a unique film about deathSep 05, 2010
There is little to add to the other many five star reviews. I have never seen a film deal so directly and movingly with the subject of death. And the acting was so excellent that I marveled at it throughout the film.
I especially loved the performance of Tsutomu Yamazaki, who subtly plays the boss of the young man who unexpectedly finds himself working as a encoffiner when he mistakenly answers a classified ad thinking it is for a tour agent.
The only weakness I could find in the film is that I felt the beginning moved along a little too slowly, while the final scene would have been more effective had it been a bit shorter.
All in all, a decidedly great and extremely moving cinematic feat which gives one food for thought long after one has viewed it, which is what all great movies do.
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DeparturesAug 18, 2010
This is one of the best movies I have ever seen. Its done with feelings from the Soul and the actors where amazing in their acting. I can only say good things about this movie.
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Rose's ReviewsAug 10, 2010
This is a charming view of modern Japan and illuminates the many cultural changes in Japanese Society. Having lived there in the 60s, I can see that the evolution in thinking continues since WWII. However, the politeness and sweetness of this island people remains firm even though they have endured the war and after a period of economic growth, a downturn in their economy that has lasted for over a decade. Their values remain strong even though they have been influenced by western music and ideas. The characters in this film are not only likeable, but loveable in many ways. Many will appreciate the subtlety of the film and the character development. It is a feel good film with many lessons for today's generation.
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Wonderful MovieAug 06, 2010
I loaned this movie out to a number of friends before I even watched it. All 10 plus people have commented on how wonderful and beautiful this movie is. I look forward to watching it too and know if they all said it was great then it must be a fantastic movie.
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Musically Mastered and LayeredJul 25, 2010
One of the most beautiful movies I've seen in a long time. It's easy to see how this film won 2009's best foreign language award at the Academy Awards. It's such a strange thing, the build of the film. At the beginning it very gently hints at humor, kind of sweetly lulls you into feeling like it's a quaint 'slice of life' piece then slowly, not methodically, but very ... musically layers the pieces together to one giant emotionally climactic scene. I mean, this thing hit me like a brick, I can't remember the last time I cried during a film. Just... wow.
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