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Departures
2008
· Movie
· 130 min
A
MEANRANK
83/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #316
- IMDb #371
- Google retired #51
- Rotten Tomatoes #987
- Metacritic #1196
- Letterboxd #402
+7 more
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #2049
- Rotten Tomatoes Audience #329
- Metacritic Critics #1654
- Metacritic Audience #553
- Kinopoisk #198
- AlloCiné #276
- Trakt #277
Every rating
68–98
out of 100
Split
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 68, highest is Google on 98.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →A cellist loses his job when his orchestra is disbanded. He and his wife move back to his hometown, where he answers a classified ad he believes is for a travel agency. He discovers the job is actually for a "nokanshi"—a traditional Japanese ritual mortician who prepares bodies for burial. Initially repulsed, he comes to master the art and finds a deep respect for life, death, and the families he serves.
Details
- Director
- Yojiro Takita
- Writer
- Kundo Koyama
- Studio
- TBS, Amuse Soft Entertainment, MBS, Sedic
- Released
- 13 September 2008
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 130 min
- Rated
- PG-13
- Box office
- $69.9M
- Awards
- 43 wins, 5 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (60) →
Awards & nominations
See all 48 →1 major award won · 43 wins from 48 nominations across 22 ceremonies
| Academy Awards 2009 | Best Foreign Language Film | Winner | |
| Hong Kong Film Awards 2010 | Best Asian Film | Winner | |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2009 | Best Performance by an Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
| Asia Pacific Screen Awards 2009 | Best Screenplay | Kundō Koyama | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2009 | Best Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
| Blue Ribbon Awards 2009 | Best Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
| Camerimage 2009 | Golden Frog | Takeshi Hamada | Nominee |
| Japan Academy Prizes 2009 | Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction | Hitoshi Takaya | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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Academy Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Foreign Language Film | Winner |
Japan Academy Prizes
13 nominations, 10 won
| Director of the Year | Yōjirō Takita | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Takeshi Hamada | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Film Editing | Akimasa Kawashima | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction | Hitoshi Takaya | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Sound Recording | Satoshi Ozaki and Osamu Onodera | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role | Tsutomu Yamazaki | Winner |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role | Kimiko Yo | Winner |
| Picture of the Year | Winner | |
| Screenplay of the Year | Kundō Koyama | Winner |
| Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction | Fumio Ogawa | Nominee |
| Outstanding Achievement in Music | Joe Hisaishi | Nominee |
| Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role | Ryōko Hirosue | Nominee |
Kinema Junpo Awards
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
| Best Director | Yōjirō Takita | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Screenplay | Kundō Koyama | Winner |
Yokohama Film Festival
4 nominations, 4 won
| Best Director | Yōjirō Takita | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Supporting Actress | Kimiko Yo | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actress | Ryōko Hirosue | Winner |
Rooster International Film Festival
3 nominations, 3 won
| Audience Award for Best Foreign Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
| Audience Award for Best Foreign Director | Yōjirō Takita | Winner |
| Audience Award for Best Foreign Film | Winner |
Mainichi Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Winner | |
| Best Sound | Satoshi Ozaki | Winner |
Nikkan Sports Film Awards
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Director | Yōjirō Takita | Winner |
| Best Film | Winner |
Tokyo Sports Film Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Leading Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Tsutomu Yamazaki | Winner |
Udine Far-East Film Festival
2 nominations, 2 won
| Audience Award | Winner | |
| Black Dragon Audience Award | Winner |
Élan d'Or Award
2 nominations, 2 won
| Best Producer | Toshiaki Nakazawa | Winner |
| TV Taro Award for Best Film | Winner |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best Performance by an Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Kundō Koyama | Nominee |
Asian Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
Blue Ribbon Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Actor | Masahiro Motoki | Winner |
Hawaii International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Audience Choice Award | Winner |
Hochi Film Award
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Winner |
Hong Kong Film Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Asian Film | Winner |
Montreal World Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prix des Ameriques | Winner |
Palm Springs International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Mercedes-Benz Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature | Winner |
Trailer ZEN Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Grand Prix | Winner |
Wisconsin Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Feature Film | Winner |
Yomiuri Prize
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Drama/Screenplay | Kundō Koyama | Winner |
Camerimage
1 nomination
| Golden Frog | Takeshi Hamada | Nominee |