2010 Sunset Cinema Series – Departures (Japan)
Departures (Japan, 2008) Running Time: 131 Minutes Freshly unemployed, young cellist Daigo (Masahiro Motoki) has an epiphany in which he realizes he’s been heading down the wrong career path. Retreating to his hometown, he trains for a new professional role as a nakanshi, or one who prepares the dead for burial. Tsutomu Yamazaki provides comic … Read more