If slow and predictable, Departures is a quiet, life affirming story.
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Movie Info
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Director -
Yojiro Takita -
Screenwriter -
Kundo Koyama -
Distributor -
Regent Releasing -
Production Co -
Shochiku -
Rating -
PG-13 (Thematic Material) -
Genre -
Drama -
Original Language -
Japanese -
Release Date (Theaters) -
May 29, 2009, Limited -
Release Date (Streaming) -
Dec 22, 2016 -
Box Office (Gross USA) -
$1.5M -
Runtime -
2h 10m