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7.8 / 10 2h 10min

Drama

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.

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Review by user506svirmrt

An Unforgettable Contemplation on Life and Death

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Review by user172erlyop4g

"Departures" is literally a departure from the ordinary film.

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Review by user7851dwh69le

A very Japanese movie that also translates exceptionally to Western culture. Death is truly universal.

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Review by user907geayfkpl

Similar to my favorite show Six feet under!!!

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Review by AuroraAlpaca

Departures/Arrivals: 'The gift of last memories'

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Review by PixelPenguin

Departures is a touching ode to those who have left us.

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Review by user4611qxe4dsf

It is about letting go of our preconceived ideas in relationships, with death being used as a catalyst.

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Review by user866ev8el5s0

Among the ten best movies i have ever seen...

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Review by MoonlitMole

Grandeur and noblesse, when death is seen as a prolongation of life

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Review by SparklingSnail

Absolutely Beautiful and Sublime

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Review by user180fjdl48z9

Thinking of death is thinking of life

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