| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
"Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist who is suddenly left without a job when his orchestra is dissolved. He decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to start over, where he answers a classified ad entitled "Departures". Thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency, he discovers the job is actually for a 'Nokanshi', a traditional funerary celebrant who prepares bodies for entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work, acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and their grieving family. Daigo experiences a profound and sometimes comical journey as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living" -- Container |
| Notes |
"MMA8010" |
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Catalogued from container |
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Originally released as the motion picture "Okuribito" in 2008 |
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Special feature: theatrical trailer |
| Credits |
Directed by Yojiro Takita ; screenplay by Kundo Koyama |
| Cast |
Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takashi Sasano |
| Audience |
Rated: M |
| Notes |
DVD. PAL ; Region 4 |
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In Japanese with English subtitles |
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Available to Deakin staff and students only |
| Subject |
Feature films -- Japan.
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Cellists -- Japan -- Drama.
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Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Japan -- Drama.
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Undertakers and undertaking -- Japan -- Drama.
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Death -- Japan -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Takita, Yōjirō, 1955-
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滝田洋二郎, 1955-
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Koyama, Kundō, 1964-
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小山薰堂, 1964-
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Nakazawa, Toshiaki.
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中沢敏明.
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Watarai, Toshihisa
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渡井敏久
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Motoki, Masahiro, 1965-
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本木雅弘, 1965-
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Hirosue, Ryōko, 1980-
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広末涼子, 1980-
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Yamazaki, Tsutomu, 1936-
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山崎努, 1936-
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Yoshiyuki, Kazuko, 1935-
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吉行和子, 1935-
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