Thursday, May 15 7:00pm
Heritage Month Films – Asian Pacific Heritage Month
With donations benefiting DC CARES – Collaboration with The Learning Council + Paradise Theatre
Academy Award Winner – Best Foreign Language Film
Winner of 10 Japan Academy Prize Awards
Departures: Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) learns that his orchestra is disbanding. Daigo and his wife move back to his hometown in northern Japan, where he answers an ad for what he thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary. As he learns and carries out the rituals used in preparing the dead for their final rest, Daigo finds his true calling in life.
Director: Yojiro Takita
Screenwriter: Kundo Koyama
Rating: PG-13 (Thematic Material)
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 2h 10m