departures

2/5/2015

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.

Drama ꞏ dying and death ꞏ funeral ꞏ octopus ꞏ coffin ꞏ cello ꞏ musical ꞏ based on memoir or autobiography ꞏ odd job ꞏ yamagata