Departures (2008 film)
Departures is a 2008 Japanese drama film directed by Yōjirō Takita. It stars Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko Hirosue, and Tsutomu Yamazaki. The film follows a young man who returns to his hometown after a failed career as a cellist. He stumbles across work as a traditional Japanese ritual mortician. In 2009, it became the first Japanese production to winning the Academy...