Original Title: Okuribito

Director: Yôjirô Takita

Writer: Kundo Koyama

Keywords: Drama

A recently-unemployed virtuoso cellist takes a job preparing deceased individuals for burial.

ABSTRACT
Dedicated cellist Daigo Kobayashi loses his dream job when the orchestra he performs for dissolves, forcing him to move back to his hometown with his wife in search of new work. A classified ad for "Departures" catches Daigo's eye; believing the ad to be for a travel agency, Daigo answers it, only to find himself working as a Nokanshi preparing deceased persons for burial and their ceremonial journey into the afterlife. Daigo grows to view his thankless, oft-scorned line of work with a sense of duty and pride, fashioning himself a humble patron of the art of Nokanshi as he eases into the next chapter of his life. Won an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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