Overview
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.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won 7 awards, including the Oscar for Best International Feature Film (2009) and the Hōchi Film Award for Best Picture (2008)
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Nominations
2 award nominations, including the International Submission to the Academy Awards (2009)
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Box office
Grossed $69.9M worldwide
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Filming locations
Filmed in Japan
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Setting
Set in Tokyo and Japan
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Music
Music by Joe Hisaishi
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Takeshi Hamada
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Kundo KoyamaScreenplay
- Original title
- おくりびと
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 13, 2008
- Original language
- Japanese
- Revenue
- $69.9M
- Countries
- Japan
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Cast
Masahiro MotokiDaigo Kobayashi
Ryoko HirosueMika Kobayashi
Tsutomu YamazakiIkuei Sasaki
Kimiko YoYuriko Kamimura
Tetta SugimotoYamashita
Toru MinegishiYoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo YamadaTogashi
Yukiko Tachibana
Yukari TachibanaRie Yamashita- Genjitsu Shu
Taro IshidaSonezaki
Yukimi Koyanagi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Sanae MiyataNaomi Togashi
Ryosuke OtaniTomeo's Father
Mitsuyo HoshinoKazuko Kobayashi
Tarō Suwa
Tatsuhito Okuda- Rin UchidaYoung Daigo
- Ryoichi Suzuki
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