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FilmPG-132008
Departures
Directed by Yojiro Takita
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant. From TMDB
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Departures is a 2008 drama film, directed by Yojiro Takita, starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue and Tsutomu Yamazaki.
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60 of 94 · most liked firstwish for us and everyone a new year like this💐 this art is inspired by the movie (my fav movie) おくりびと-Departures. i've watched it many times, loop the theme song and waited for the moment i have enough skill to draw this
positive · AI labelView post →Film 7 of 9 at the Calgary International Film Festival Departures 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 Any queer man alive and of dating age or having gone through a break up or had a not great relationship will RELAAAATE! Fun. Heartbreaking. Relatable. Engrossing. Really enjoyed this little film 🎥 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ out of ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
positive · AI labelView post →"Oh, I directed the Oscar-nominated film DEPARTURES, and MOLESTER'S SCHOOL INFIRMARY."
neutral · AI labelView post →Just went to watch a great film in the cinema, #Departures (2026). Really enjoyed it, but it left a very bittersweet aftertaste for me... Also, it was a nudist session. 💙
positive · AI labelView post →Friends, I saw another amazing Japanese film last night, older than "Perfect Days" but very much in the same genre. It's called "Departures" and its about a concert cellist who loses his job and learns about handling the dead. And to the 10 of you who are gasping, no, I hadn't heard of it. :)
positive · AI labelView post →every day of 2025 I'll post a random horror film, series, etc. from Asia (E, S, SE, SW). 0️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ HIGH NOON RIPPER (1984) (真昼の切り裂き魔) Dir: Yōjirō Takita Pink film from DEPARTURES director. A reporter and photographer race to find the culprit behind a series of women's murders. #FilmSky #HorrorSky
neutral · AI labelView post →Departures (2026) - Trailer
neutral · AI labelView post →"Running around in a c*ck sock just feels like breaking in new underpants... except way breezier." – David Tag gets VERY candid about his new gay film Departures.
neutral · AI labelView post →At this year's Stroud Film Festival, I'm introducing a showing of a long-lost BBC film, Mo, directed by John McGrath (one of my father Michael Horovitz's key collaborators on early New Departures magazines and live shows) which features folk singer Mo Kennedy Martin, John Renbourne... /1 🧵
neutral · AI labelView post →My favorite film for each letter of the alphabet. D - Departures Honorable mention: 1. Django Unchained 2. Double Indemnity #filmsky #moviesky
positive · AI labelView post →Ok. Departures is a sweet and heartfelt movie. It really shows the honour and kindness of caring for the recently departed. It's a straight-forward story of a unique job and its importance in the community, no matter how little we want to think about it.
positive · AI labelView post →Exclusive Interview: Neil Ely & Lloyd Eyre-Morgan on British gay film Departures “it’s our truth on screen – we filmed it urgently while we were feeling it” #BFIFLARE thequeerreview.com/2025/04/21/i...
neutral · AI labelView post →1/ Food also tends to invariably look amazing in Japanese films. A foodie friend recounted how after watching "Departures", she told her husband, "I want to eat shirako!" Whereupon he retorted, "You KNOW you just watched a film about death, right?"
neutral · AI labelView post →Just watched Departures. Highly recommended What is Heartstopper was done about a fucked up toxic relationship. Darkly funny. And raw.
positive · AI labelView post →An insecure man recalls what went wrong with the ex he can't get over in Departures www.eyeforfilm.co.uk/review/depar... #filmsky 🎬🏳️🌈
neutral · AI labelView post →It is nice to have Sylver back for a few minutes. Very nice, it turns out. David Tag had a gay movie, Departures, come out last year and this reminded me to search for it but I haven't had luck. it's got a decent rating on IMDb, tho.
positive · AI labelView post →2010 Ebertfest Lineup: Pink Floyd The Wall, You the Living, Song Sung Blue, Munyurangabo, The New Age, Apocalypse Now Redux, Departures, Man With a Movie Camera, Synecdoche New York, Barfly, Trucker, I Capture the Castle, Vincent: A Life In Color. A goddamn feast.
neutral · AI labelView post →Peccadillo Pictures is delighted to announce that Departures, from Manchester based directing duo Lloyd Eyre-Morgan and Neil Ely, will be released in UK & Irish cinemas from 17th April. Click on the link below to read our review. mybloodyreviews.com/departures-2...
neutral · AI labelView post →December movie day 6: Departures When Daigo's orchestra is disbanded, the cellist goes back to his hometown and find a job to help the deceased prepare for their final journey.
neutral · AI labelView post →@jkhomer.bsky.social I finally remembered the movie name, Departures
neutral · AI labelView post →Join ImageOut on Saturday, October 10 for Program 7: DEPARTURES at The Dryden Theatre. 8:45pm doors, 9:15pm program. Program Note: The narrative feature will be preceded by the short film BE MY BABY NOW. ⚠️ Content Warning: This program contains depictions of sexual violence.
neutral · AI labelView post →Nope. Departures, a Japanese film. Funny anecdote, the actress that plays the wife was also in the Luc Beson film Wasabi(which, I know he is awful, and the movie has some *very* problematic stuff, but I am a sucker for Jean Reno) youtu.be/3swP6tdmnJk?...
neutral · AI labelView post →On a similar theme, the Japanese film Departures is excellent.
positive · AI labelView post →And Rin Tin Tin the wonder horse. And replacing Arwen's banner for Aragorn with a reforged Anduril. Departures from canon are one thing, blowing great big holes in it is criminal. But still, it's the best movie adaptation so far. Sigh.
neutral · AI labelView post →Departures (2008) My #1 all-time favorite film, I cry every time I watch it.
positive · AI labelView post →Want a happy gay? Here's a first look at the international trailer for our next cinema release DEPARTURES the new film from Neil Ely and Lloyd Eyre-Morgan. Coming your way 17th April. Ready for it? Watch the trailer: peccadillo.film/pages/films/...
neutral · AI labelView post →I expected Departures to be an animated film, but it looks like a great film :) Had never heard of it thank you
positive · AI labelView post →Phantom of the Paradise Apostle Departures(the Japanese film) Dogma should be available again soon
neutral · AI labelView post →if you have a Kanopy account through your library, the Korean movie Little Forest is REALLY LOVELY. It's streaming elsewhere too. Also a couple of the Japanese movies I watched recently on YouTube were excellent and understated: Love Letter and Departures. I'll find the posts and links...
positive · AI labelView post →Relatively recent, I recommend The Asadas, or Drive My Car. But if you want a movie that really resonnates strongly with Perfect Days, you can watch Departures from 2008. It's great (also Oscar of best foreign movie this year).
positive · AI labelView post →Departures is a magical movie full of funny and real humans reacting in real ways to one of the most difficult parts of life that we’ll ever have to deal with. Die Another Day may be the worst modern Bond movie, but I loved it! They go full bore into wacky Moore territory and I am here for it.
positive · AI labelView post →Mike Maimone’s new single honors late husband; how Dylan Efron became everyone's "It" boy; tennis player takes smoke break during match in Miami; British hunk David Tag gets naked and real in new gay film “Departures"; and more www.kennethinthe212.com/2025/03/rema...
neutral · AI labelView post →Queerguru’s TOP PICKS OF MUST SEE FILMS BFI Flare LGBTQA+ Film Festival London. PART 2 bit.ly/4bNrqCY Departures, A Few Feet Away, Fatherhood, Memorabilia, Peaches Goes Bananas, The Wedding Banquet, Some Night I Feel Like Walking & We are Faheem and Karun. : Ris Fatah. Robert Malcolm,Jose Mayorgas
neutral · AI labelView post →Watch the movie “Departures”, it’s about taking care of the dead in Japan, sweet, poignant movie.
positive · AI labelView post →Departures is so sweet. Love that film.
positive · AI labelView post →An obscure movie that everyone should watch: Departures (2008)
positive · AI labelView post →"Departures" really is a wonderful film! Makes me want to die in Japan and have Japanese undertakers look after my body! 😅
positive · AI labelView post →Have you ever watched "Departures"? There's a scene where the main character and an older friend eat fugu shirako. It's THE scene that made me want to try it...
neutral · AI labelView post →The above link is for Goodbye Lenin (a superb movie with Daniel Bruhle in the lead). Also incredible is the Japanese movie, Departures: youtu.be/Se5oX5V13qY?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Film 393 for '26 ▶️ Benji encounters Jake at an airport gate, sensing attraction. Their relationship unfolds through Amsterdam trips and intimacy, revealing complex power dynamics: #NowWatching "Departures" (2025) #Film
neutral · AI labelView post →Tangentially a good excuse to bring up the Japanese film DEPARTURES (2008) watch.plex.tv/movie/depart...
neutral · AI labelView post →"The End of Oak Street," "We Shall Not Be Moved," "Magic Hour" and "Departures," a film festival preview, and a new movie website, all in Movies with Meaning at www.thegoodradionetwork.com/movies-with-.... #BrentMarchant #MovieswithMeaning #TheEndofOakStreet #WeShallNotBeMoved #MagicHour #Departures
neutral · AI labelView post →The Testament of Sister New Devil DEPARTURES what a boring fucking film this was holy shit fuck you for wasting my time 5/10
negative · AI labelView post →This morning I remembered this Japanese film I hadn’t seen in years. I believe it was called DEPARTURES. Outside of the premise, I know that it had previously won an Oscar and was scored by Hisaishi. (winks to @worldofcrap.bsky.social for a possible Blu-ray)
neutral · AI labelView post →Tonights movie was Departures from 2008. youtu.be/ZfiIJbQj6bU?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Good flick. Lonergan’s earlier film, YOU CAN COUNT ON ME is worth a watch also. But if you really want to cry like a baby during a movie, check out the 2008 japanese film DEPARTURES. That’ll bust you up, but in a good way.
positive · AI labelView post →I saw Departures at a local film society here a few months after it came out; then when I found it streaming somewhere a year or two later, I watched it again. It's a really excellent film!
positive · AI labelView post →There was so much to like about the supergirl movie - casting, music, charisma of the lead, fantastic action sequences among other really good things Departures from the source material troubled me a bit, but not enough to ruin the fun As always, the book is better than
neutral · AI labelView post →Obviously different from hospice, but you might appreciate this film. Departures (2008 film) - Wikipedia share.google/ZoG9n6TB7nRw...
neutral · AI labelView post →Are you ready for DEPARTURES? If you missed it in the cinema it's now time to catch the film everyone is raving about. From Monday 18th May watch on Apple TV, BFI Player, Now TV, Peccadillo Player, Prime Video and YouTube Movies
neutral · AI labelView post →Rental Family - 2025 Directed by Hikari I’m a sucker for fish out of water stories set in Japan. This felt like Lost in Translation (American actor in Tokyo for work) crossed with Departures (showing a unique part of the culture, in this case actors who pretend to be family members). Enjoyable.
neutral · AI labelView post →#Curzon #Bloomsbury Departures. Brilliant Gay film! Opening nationally on Friday. 🏳️🌈
positive · AI labelView post →Departures (2025) - Movie Review www.flickeringmyth.com/movie-review...
neutral · AI labelView post →"delivered with self-deprecating humour and raw honesty… Departures remains a highly thoughtful exploration of love and identity, and an excellent showcase for northern talents on film.” The Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...
neutral · AI labelView post →It’s still on my watch list. Hard agree with Dancer in the Dark. My favorite movie is in the strange position of being both deeply sad and profoundly uplifting. I can’t handle it, but I need to see it again. That movie is Departures.
positive · AI labelView post →Also My Neighbor Totoro is a must watch for me. And this 2008 Japanese movie called Departures was one that has stuck with me for over a decade and I would watch again in a heartbeat. Such a beautiful film and theme. I feel like I don’t want to tell you any more than that.
positive · AI labelView post →This looks like something I should try! Related: it reminded me of the Japanese movie, Departures (Okuribito)
neutral · AI labelView post →I learned that from watching Departures 😅 good movie if you haven't seen it www.imdb.com/title/tt1069...
positive · AI labelView post →So, my favorite movie is the 2008 Foreign Language Oscar winner, Departures. It is about a cellist named Daigo Kobayashi who moves out of Tokyo and back to his childhood hometown with his wife after the orchestra he played in shuts down. (Cont)
positive · AI labelView post →Departures(Okuribito), the 2008 Foreign Language Oscar winner. It is my favorite movie and I cry every time(but there is a scene that might be rough for you guys)
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