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==Profile==
* '''Movie:''' Departures
* '''Romaji:''' Okuribito
* '''Japanese:''' おくりびと
* '''Director:''' [[Yojiro Takita]]
* '''Writer:''' [[Kundo Koyama]]
* '''Producer:''' Yasuhiro Mase
* '''Cinematographer''' Takeshi Hamada
* '''Release Date:''' September 13, 2008
* '''Runtime:''' 130 min.
* '''Genre:''' [[:Category:Drama films|Drama]] / [[:Category:Arthouse films|Arthouse]] / [[:Category:Best Film-Movie of the Year films|Best Film-Movie of the Year]]
* '''Studio:''' [[Shochiku]]
* '''Distributor:''' [[Shochiku]]
* '''Language:''' Japanese
* '''Country:''' Japan

==Plot==
Daigo Kobayashi ([[Masahiro Motoki]]) is an aspiring cellist newly hired by a symphony in Tokyo. No sooner than Daigo’s first performance with the orchestra he receives the devastating news that the orchestra will be disbanded. Daigo made the fateful decision to mortgage his future by purchasing a cello that cost well over $100,000. Now he has to break the news to his faithful wife ([[Ryoko Hirosue]]). When she asks Daigo what his plans are now, he suggests they move back to his rural hometown Yamagata and start over again. Daigo’s wife smiles and agrees to follow him to Yamagata.

After the couple settles into their new home, Daigo looks for a job. He finds a listing in the newspaper advertising a position that requires little hours, no experience, and centers around helping out others on their journeys. Daigo assumes the position is for a travel agent, but when he arrives at the office, he realizes the job is for an “encoffineer” (Nokanshi) – similar to an embalmer in the U.S., but requires the encoffineer to work in front of the deceased in a ceremony steeped in tradition. The job of an “encoffineer” is not a popular one in Japan and people often look down on the job as dirty. Daigo tries to keep his job secret, but soon rumors spreads around the small town. When Daigo’s wife learns of his new job, she gives him the ultimatum to quit his job or she’ll leave him.

==Notes==
# Departures has won numerous awards including best picture at 32nd Japan Academy Awards and the Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Academy Awards.

==Cast==
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'''Additional Cast Members:'''
* [[Tatsuo Yamada]]
* [[Tetta Sugimoto]]
* [[Yuuki Ogoe]]
* [[Toru Minegishi]]
* [[Yukiko Tachibana]]
* [[Tatsuhito Okuda]]
* [[Hiroyuki Kishi]]
* [[Mari Hayashida]]
* [[Yukimi Koyanagi]] - Tomeo's mother
* [[Yoko Imamoto (1946)|Yoko Imamoto]]
* [[Makoto Araki]] - father of Ota family boy

==Trailers==
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==Film Festivals==
* [[2008 (13th) Pusan International Film Festival]] - October 2nd-10th - A Window on Asian Cinema
* [[2008 (28th) Hawaii International Film Festival]] - October 9th-19th
* [[2009 (11th) Deauville Asian Film Festival]] - March 11th-15th - The Panorama
* [[2009 (11th) Udine Far East Film]] - April 24th-May 2nd (Italian Premiere)
* [[2010 (12th) Mumbai Film Festival]] - October 21-28, 2010 - Celebration of Japanese Cinema

==Awards==
* [[Hochi Film Awards|2008 (33rd) Hochi Film Awards]] - November, 2008
** '''Best Picture'''
* [[Nikkan Sports Film Awards|2008 (21st) Nikkan Sports Film Awards]] - December, 2008
** '''Best Picture'''
** '''Best Director'''
* [[Blue Ribbon Awards#2008 (51st) Blue Ribbon Awards|2008 (51st) Blue Ribbon Awards]] | February 3, 2009
** '''Best Actor''' ([[Masahiro Motoki]])
* [[Elan D’or Award#2009 Elan D’or Award|2009 Elan D’or Award]] - February 5, 2009
** "'''TV Taro Award (Best Film)'''"
* [[2009 (32nd) Japan Academy Prize]] - February 20th, 2009
** '''Best Picture'''
** '''Best Director''' ([[Yojiro Takita]])
** '''Best Leading Actor''' ([[Masahiro Motoki]])
** '''Best Supporting Actor''' ([[Tsutomu Yamazaki]])
** '''Best Supporting Actress''' ([[Kimiko Yo]])
** '''Best Screenplay''' ([[Kundo Koyama]])
** '''Best Lighting''' (Hitoshi Takaya)
** '''Best Sound Recording''' (Satoru Ozaki)
** '''Best Editing''' (Akimasa Kawashima)
** '''Best Cinematography''' (Takeshi Hamada)
* 2009 (81st) Academy Awards - February 22, 2009
** '''Best Foreign Language Film'''
* [[2009 (3rd) Asian Film Awards]] - March 23, 2009
** '''Best Actor''' [[Masahiro Motoki]]
* [[2009 (11th) Udine Far East Film]] - April 24-May 2, 2009
** '''Audience Award''' (1st place)
** '''Black Dragon Audience Award''' (1st place)
* [[2009 (3rd) Asia Pacific Screen Awards]] - November 26, 2009
** '''Best Performance by an Actor''' - [[Masahiro Motoki]]

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==External Links==
* [http://www.okuribito.jp/ Official Movie Website]

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