Departures

Directed by Yojiro Takita

With Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo and Tetta Sugimoto

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.