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Synopsis: Daigo Kobayashi is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. Daigo 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 only to discover 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 of "Nokanshi," acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living.
Genre: Drama, Music
Director(s): Yôjirô Takita
Production: Regent Releasing
  Won 1 Oscar. Another 33 wins & 8 nominations.
 
IMDB:
8.1
Metacritic:
68
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
PG-13
Year:
2008
130 min
$1,500,000
Website
1,249 Views


Eventually it was passed to funeral homes,

then companies like ours appeared.

In short, it's a super-niche industry.

It's pretty heavy.

There are many kinds of coffins.

They differ by that much?

The left one is plywood, the next one has

metal fittings and carvings on both sides.

And the most expensive

one is solid cypress wood.

Oh, the difference is in

material and decoration.

Yes, they all burn the same way.

Same ashes.

The last shopping of your life

is done by others.

Kind of ironic.

Right.

Yes, this is NK Agent.

Yes, he's here.

Yes, Minato Theater?

Immediately? Okay.

Is that the boss?

A job.

A job?

Are you from NK?

Yes.

He's here.

Oh, there he is.

He's a newcomer to our company...

Kobayashi.

His name is Kobayashi,

the model for today.

Good luck everyone!

Model?

We're going to film right

after you finish changing.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Get changed and makeup over there.

Makeup?

Yes.

Boss...

Don't worry. Go ahead.

Okay.

ENCOFFINING MANUAL

First apply cotton

stuffing and cleansing...

Followed by...

The model is coming out!

Not bad.

Um... who's going to see this video?

Don't worry,

it's a corporate DVD, so nobody will see it.

In encoffining,

we first perform cotton

stuffing and cleansing.

Cleansing symbolizes the ridding of

this world's fatigue, pain, and lust...

and also symbolizes the

first bath for a new birth.

Traditionally, a washtub

was used for cleansing,

but for sanitary reasons,

nowadays, we use sterilized cloths...

to wipe...

the body.

Clothing ritual is performed to

maintain the dignity of the deceased.

Making sure the deceased's skin

cannot be seen by the relatives...

we perform it with utmost care.

After the preparation,

we shave the face before applying makeup.

Males in particular experience

shrinking of muscle and dry skin,

it seems as if they have a long mustache,

so we shave them thoroughly.

The skin of the dead gets damaged

easier than you might think.

Sometimes the skin

peels off just by touch.

Therefore,

we perform it with caution and care...

Ow!

What the...

Ow, ow!!

Uh, oh.

Ow, it hurts, it hurts!

Uh, oh...

Ow, ow!

Don't worry, don't worry.

It's not so bad.

Welcome home.

I'm home.

What is it?

What happened to your face?

My boss pushed me while I was shaving.

You were shaving at work?

Yeah.

You only use electric shavers at home...

I had no choice.

The boss ordered me to do it.

Don't worry, it's not so bad.

Weird company.

No kidding.

Weird...

Weird company.

The first job came without a warning.

Um...

what should I do?

For today...

you just have to watch.

Okay.

But man...

we hit a bad one.

Huh? What do you mean?

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