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Departures details
| Formats: | 12 DVD, Blu-ray |
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| Starring: | Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Hirosue, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Takashi Sasano |
| Director: | Yojiro Takita |
| Genres: | Drama - Comedy, World Cinema - French |
| Studio: | ARROW FILMS |
| Original title | Okuribito |
| Collections: | Award Winners, Award Winners & Nominees, Films for Mum, Popchocs, Sick Of Soccer, Top Indie, Top Indie Films, Top World Cinema |
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Departures |
12 Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 10 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 26 Apr 2010 |
| Main languages: | Japanese |
| Subtitles: | English |
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Interesting Story
By a customer from London , 27 Jul 2009[Highly rated reviewer]
This movie takes on a light hearted approach towards a sombre procession and the protagonists journey towards discovering this ritual, himself, and subsequently persuading outsiders to discard their prejudices. It is a very interesting storyline, compared to movies in Hollywood movies these days which are either remakes, or movies made out of typical templates. Strong ensemble to provide fluid support to the movie, especially Tsutomu Yamazaki's subtle portrayal of the funeral home director, despite the lack of dialogue, conveys huge amount of messages.
In an ageing society like Japan, dealing with the dead appears to be more and more common and the subject of death is less of a taboo anymore. This movie slowly helps transit the idea into mainstream.- Was this review helpful to you?
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(115)Don't bother
By LouLou2013 (1 review) , 13 May 2013BORRRRRING!!! I fell asleep after about 20 minutes then I watched the rest on fast forward which made it bareable because the voices were squeaky and it made it quite humourous. Other than that dont bother!- Was this review helpful to you?
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A touch sentimental, but...
By Opa (4 reviews) , 23 Apr 2013Although a touch sentimental at times, this is a well-acted movie with an unusual subject and some thought-provoking ideas about what life (and death) are all about. Well worth watching- Was this review helpful to you?
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Beautifully realised film
By Lyrical (1 review) , 23 Mar 2013A sometimes funny, but deeply moving film. The death ceremonies were lyrical and amazing and I could not stop the tears. You will not be disappointed. Some beautiful moments with lovely acting throughout.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Against all odds
By a customer , 12 Mar 2013Considering what could have been a macabre film, this was amazingly moving, gently humourous, beautifully shot and sensitively acted and directed.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Lovely film
By LeicesterMark2 (6 reviews) , 03 Dec 2012Beautifully shot, moving story which is very watchable despite being in Japanese. Funny at times, it's definitely worth a watch.- Was this review helpful to you?
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