Departures
(DVD)
Contributors
Published
Port Washington, NY : E1 Entertainment, [2009].
Status
Description
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Note | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library District - Stacks | DVD FOREIGN FILM DEPARTURES | ENGLISH SUBTITLES | On Shelf |
| Bloomingdale Public Library - Adult AV | ACADEMY DEP (JAPANESE) | On Shelf | |
| Broadview Public Library District - Stacks | DVD DEP | On Shelf | |
| Calumet City Public Library - DVD | DVD FOREIGN DEP | On Shelf | |
| Carol Stream Public Library - Adult Videos | DVD/WL-JPN/DEP | On Shelf |
More Details
Published
Port Washington, NY : E1 Entertainment, [2009].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (131 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Japanese
UPC
741952675792
Notes
General Note
Title from container.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 2008.
General Note
Special features: Interview with director Yôjirô Takita.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Takeshi Hamada ; editor, Akimasa Kawashima ; music, Joe Hisaishi.
Participants/Performers
Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kimiko Yo, Tetta Sugimoto, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Takashi Sasano.
Description
Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and finds himself without a job. He decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled 'Departures' thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency. He discovers that the job is actually for a 'Nokanshi' or 'encoffineer, ' a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art, acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed.
Target Audience
MPAA rating: PG-13; for some thematic elements.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1 surround.
Language
Japanese dialogue, English subtitles.
Local note
DVD
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Nakazawa, T., Watai, T., Koyama, K., Takita, Y., Motoki, M., Hirosue, R., Yamazaki, T., Yo, K., Sugimoto, T., Yoshiyuki, K., Sasano, T., & Hisaishi, J. (2009). Departures ([Widescreen].). E1 Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Toshiaki. Nakazawa et al.. 2009. Departures. Port Washington, NY: E1 Entertainment.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Toshiaki. Nakazawa et al.. Departures Port Washington, NY: E1 Entertainment, 2009.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Nakazawa, T., Watai, T., Koyama, K., Takita, Y., Motoki, M., Hirosue, R. and Yamazaki, T. et al (2009). Departures. [Widescreen]. Port Washington, NY: E1 Entertainment.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Nakazawa, Toshiaki., et al. Departures [Widescreen]., E1 Entertainment, 2009.
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