(おくりびと)

Content: 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.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

130 minutes

Year:

2008

Directors:

Yojiro Takita

Production companies:

TBS,

Amuse Soft Entertainment,

MBS,

Sedic,

Shogakukan,

TBS Radio,

Shochiku,

dentsu,

The Asahi Shimbun

Actors:

Daigo Kobayashi

Mika Kobayashi

Ikuei Sasaki

Yuriko Kamimura

Yamashita

Crews:

Director

Original Music Composer

Screenplay

Producer

Production Design