Departures - Full Movie | Oscar Winning, Subtitled, Japanese Film

Deeply culturally and humanly important. See it.

One of my favourite movies ♥

I watched the movie in two sections, and I just finished watching it. A very touching movie. The ending was particularly touching. The protagonist lost his job as a cellist and had to take a job as an undertaker for a living. While that might seem a decline in social status, but the protagonist only learned about the true meaning of life, built meaningful and lasting connections with the people around him and earned their respect after he became an undertaker. His wife came back to him; the friend who told his wife and daughter to avoid him came to sincerely respect him; he forgave his father who left him and his mother three decades ago. Through doing his job with utmost dignity, the protagonist touched the heart of evryone he came into contact with. It is a very touching ending. This is my second time watching it and I felt even more touched than the first time.

I loved…. This movie when I first saw it some time ago. Very poignant. So happy to find it here so I can comment on how meaningful it was to me. The storyline and actors are excellent. Such a great storyline. 🌈🌻👏🏼

Never thought I would come across this movie again. Im glad that I got a second chance . Thank u for up🙏🏻🙏🏻

Excellent❤❤❤

Wonderful! Amazing! Life, death, sorrow, joy, redemption. It is all in this amazing film with amazing actors.

Superb movie. Watched it at one of the IFFI sscreenings

❤❤❤❤ the movie.. funny.. sad.. and real

At the 32nd Japan Academy Prize ceremony held in February 2009, Departures dominated the competition. It received a total of thirteen nominations, winning ten, including Picture of the Year, Screenplay of the Year (Koyama), Director of the Year (Takita), and Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role (Motoki).[124] In the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role category, Hirosue lost to Tae Kimura of All Around Us, while in the Outstanding Achievement in Art Direction category Departures's Tomio Ogawa lost to Paco and the Magical Book's Towako Kuwashima. Hisaishi, nominated for two Outstanding Achievement in Music awards, won for his scoring of Studio Ghibli's animated film Ponyo.[48] In response to the wins, Motoki said "It feels as if everything miraculously came together in balance this time with Okuribito".[m][4

This is a wonderful movie. EVERYONE should see it. So much tenderness, understanding and love. Thanks from the bottom of my heart for this opportunity.

Beautiful movie in every sense

Excellent movie. Every one must see this.

When the town people and the protagonist's wife first learned of what he did, their first reaction was disdain and they all told him to get a normal job. What was a normal job in these people's eyes? They looked to people with special talent, i.e., the talent to play a cello, with admiration, but they showed no respect for a person who had a job they themselves wouldn't do. That's irrational attitude of hostility directed towards another person, and that's precisely what prejudice is.

Whether it is playing the cello in an orchestra or being an undertaker and preparing the deceased for a peaceful departure, life is never perfect, the most important thing is to live on, to be a person of value, a person that makes a contribution to the society. I think that is an important message this movie tries to convey. I like this movie. This is my second time watching it.

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The music for this movie was composed by Joe Hisaishi. As expected, it is a very delicate and emotional work.

Just watched this movie, very touching, love the Japanese culture, how they respect the dead

Great, wonderful, touching, meaningful, full of wisdom movie!

I loved this movie when I saw it years ago. So touching and great to be able to find it again. A testamony to human resilience and finding a way through despite reversal of circumstances. ❄️💠✅🌈

What a BEAUTIFUL movie.

A truly wonderful film.

Very beautiful movie. Thank you so much!

Indeed a very touching story, highly recommended to watch. It shows one of the cultural values of the Japanese people which gives significant of sending off their love ones.

One of the best movies ever made. Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

This film had me laughing with joy, and tears that filled and overflowed my eyes. A magnificent tribute for our loved ones gone to the next. Utterly spellbinding and so unexpected. Thank you 🤧

Mitoko is spectacular
And they really eat fried chicken on Christmas night. With white wine.

One of my all-time favourite films. I have seen it many times. And every time I see it, there is something that I had missed all the previous times.

His tears falling while he is cleaning his father’s dead body, whom he didnt see all
of his life bcos he was abandone by his father. What a tears of joy he found the stone.

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Its a beautiful movie. Very touchy.

I not yet finish watching.but I am feel proud of Japan movie.its very DEEP.Thankyou.

Oh my, so glad I watched it. Lived/studied in Japan but never saw this side of the culture, but yet it resonated somehow and brought back many memories. Poignant, evocative, covering a spectrum of emotions. Thank you for posting it.

Oh my gosh, i can feel their sadness, i cried.

So tender and touching 🥲

As a buddhist nun I have profound gratitude to watch such a creative tender film that presents this truth..the circle of life and death..and All that sentient beings experience in recognizing both as passages. Thank you..to all who made this production ...Arigato . 🙏

Great script and acting. And emotinal music. It's one of my favorite movies.
The music is by Joe Hisaishi, who has composed scores for many Studio Ghibli films.
Thank you for uploading.

when a person is dead, impossible to bend thier bone,

I cannot stop my tears at the ending. 😮‍💨🥲
So I hope this movie brings a lesson to the fathers who abandoned their children and children hating their father in return for not being a part of their lives growing up.
Do something to communicate, let each other know that you care before it's too late.

I have two sons who don't know my thoughts about them. I have fear whether they could know it after I am gone as the movie “Departures”. it is sad.

To all children around the world who grew up without a parent or parents, physically or emotionally, please know that there is a parent out there that always pray for you and love you. Keep your head up, keep walking with a smile on your face. Know that you're loved. You're a lovely human being with strong and kind heart. And, you too have a purpose in this life. You have done really well so far and I am so proud of you ❤🎉😘

What a very nice movie. My son passed away 10 years ago, 2014. He was also cremated. My regrets is that we did not dress him properly. He was cremated wearing the gown from the hospital.
My mind was clouded with so much grief that we had not think to dress him properly for his burial. I AM SORRY MY DEAR SON.
I cried hard watching this film especially at the end part where the son giving the postmortem care to his estranged father, knowing that the father treasured the loved - stone he had given to him when he was a child.

Thank you for this great movie.

The director is obsessed with death. I rather celebrate life while alive.

I am lost for words😪

A film so full of life's wisdom. Painfully beautiful ❤

Never forgot this movie. Seen it the first time about 10 yrs ago

one of the best films i have watched. ❤

beautiful!

I shared this with loved ones this movie was very special

この映画みるまでは、
日本独特のお通夜、告別式が、
かた苦しくて、形ばかりで、
無言の修行で、大きらいでしたo
南国のように歌ったり、おどったりした方が
ずっと良いと思いましたが、
日本人独特の形式は、死者の尊重だと思う事ができました。
死者をきれいにしてくれる仕事は、本当にきれいでステキです。
日本の歴史上、死者をあつかう仕事人は、えた、ひにん、と
差別用語で呼ばれていたので、主人公の男性が、妻や友人から
きらわれてましたが、現代の日本では、ちゃんと資格がある人として
差別される事は、ありませんo
長文で、すみません。
動画アップして下さり、ありがとうございました♡