Departures

The gift of last memories.

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.

Masahiro Motoki

(Daigo Kobayashi)

Ryoko Hirosue

(Mika Kobayashi)

Kimiko Yo

(Yuriko Kamimura)

Tetta Sugimoto

(Yamashita)

Toru Minegishi

(Yoshiki Kobayashi)

Tatsuo Yamada

(Togashi)

Yukiko Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

(Rie Yamashita)

Genjitsu Shu

Taro Ishida

(Sonezaki)

Yukimi Koyanagi

Hiroyuki Kishi

Sanae Miyata

(Naomi Togashi)

Ryosuke Otani

(Tomeo's Father)

Mitsuyo Hoshino

(Kazuko Kobayashi)

Tarō Suwa

Tatsuhito Okuda

Rin Uchida

(Young Daigo)

Ryoichi Suzuki

Takao Toji

Akemi Fuji

Atsushi Yamanaka

Shinji Hiwatashi

Sayuri Shirai

(Tomeo)

Sadami Sakamoto

(Orchestra Manager)

Wataru Ohashi

Masaaki Takarai

(Orchestra Member)

Yûji Kido

Takeki Sato

(Naomi's Younger Brother)

Ichibei Sato

Yôko Imamoto

Yuki Mashita

Miki Hayashida

Mari Hayashida

Mitsuyo Ishigaki

Kenzo Ryu

Miyako Hattori

(Sugawara Family's Grandmother)

Momoka Iizuka

(Shiori Yamashita)

Misato Abe

(Naomi's Daughter)

Yuki Kurosawa

(Miyuki Kato)

Keiji Kuroki

(Kato Family's Boy)

Itsuki Takahashi

(Kato Family's Boy)

Shoichi Ashikaga

(Kato Family's Boy)

Nanase Matsuda

(Okuyama Family's Daughter)

Kohei Wakabayashi

Ryukai Furukawa

(Young Boy)

Yuuki Ogoe

(Young Boy)

Hayato Maruyama

(Young Boy)

Dai Kuboki

(Music Store Owner)

Mina Kudo

(Saito Family's Granddaughter)

Kunio Kamata

(Director)

Hiromi Sugawara

(Stylist)

Arisa Ishikawa

(High School Girl on the Bus)

Chie Hiratsuka

(High School Girl on the Bus)

Kei Kawai

(High School Girl on the Bus)

Pablo Sacco

(Musical Instrument Appraiser)

Norichika Iimori

(Conductor)

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

(Tsuyako Yamashita)

Takashi Sasano

(Shokichi Hirata)

Tsutomu Yamazaki

(Ikuei Sasaki)