| Description |
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD NTSC, region 1; widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; 2.0 Dolby Digital or 5.1 surround sound. |
| Note |
In Japanese, with optional English subtitles. |
| Cast |
Motoki Masahiro, Hirosue Ryoko, Yo Kimiko, Sugimoto Tetta, Minegishi Tōru, Yoshiyuki Kazuko, Sasano Takashi, Yamazaki Tsutomu. |
| Credits |
Ongaku, Hisaishi Jō ; satsuei, Hamada Takeshi ; henshū, Kawashima Akimasa. |
| Note |
Originally released in 2008 as a motion picture. |
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Special features: interview with director Yôjirô Takita. |
| Awards |
Academy Award, 2009: Best foreign language film. |
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Awards of the Japanese Academy, 2009: Best actor, Best cinematography, Best director, Best editing, Best film, Best lighting, Best screenplay, Best sound, Best supporting actor (Yamazaki), Best supporting actress (Yo). |
| Summary |
Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and finds himself without a job. He decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled 'Departures' thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency. He discovers that the job is actually for a 'Nokanshi' or 'encoffineer,' a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art, acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some thematic elements. |
| Subject |
Violoncellists -- Japan -- Drama.
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Undertakers and undertaking -- Japan -- Drama.
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Married people -- Japan -- Drama.
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Migration, Internal -- Japan -- Drama.
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| Genre |
Fiction films.
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Feature films.
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Feature films -- Japan.
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Foreign language films -- Japanese.
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| Subject |
Foreign films.
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| Added Author |
Nobukuni, Ichirō. Producer.
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信国一朗.
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Nakazawa, Toshiaki. Producer.
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中沢敏明.
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Watarai, Toshihisa. Producer.
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渡井敏久.
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Koyama, Kundō, 1964- Author of screenplay.
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小山薰堂, 1964-
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Takita, Yōjirō, 1955- Director.
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滝田洋二郎, 1955-
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Motoki, Masahiro, 1965- Actor.
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本木雅弘, 1965-
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Hirosue, Ryöko, 1980- Actor.
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広末涼子, 1980-
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Yo, Kimiko. Actor.
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余貴美子.
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Sugimoto, Tetta. Actor.
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杉本哲太.
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Minegishi, Tōru, 1943-2008. Actor.
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峰岸徹, 1943-2008.
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Yoshiyuki, Kazuko, 1935- Actor.
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吉行和子, 1935-
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Sasano, Takashi. Actor.
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笹野高史.
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Yamazaki, Tsutomu, 1936- Actor.
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山崎努, 1936-
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Sedikku Intānashonaru.
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セディックインターナショナル.
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E1 Entertainment (Firm)
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| Added Title |
OKURIBITO |
| ISBN |
1417232919 : $26.99 |
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9781417232918 |
| Standard No. |
741952675792 |
| Music # |
E1E-DV-6757 E1 Entertainment |
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