
"Departures"
Really wanted to watch it soooo much.. Finally watched it after my aerobics..
The story goes like this:
Its a story about a cellist (Daigo)who loses his job and must move back to his hometown. Once back there he reconnects with his past, and comes to terms with his life, love and dreams. Desperate to find a job, he answers an ad listed under departures, which turns out to be misspelled. It was supposed to say the departed, the job pertains to dressing, washing, and putting makeup on the deceased before the funeral. It is a job that most people look down upon because you earn money when someone dies. At first Daigo, does not like his job but little by little he comes to a new understanding of it. The process of prepping the corpse is shown in detail within the context of the story, and little by little we too as an audience get sucked in. it is an incredible ceremony to witness.
i give a 4 out of 5 stars..it got some humour, some touching scenes, some scenes that will make people cry.. this job was considered a not so good job in the movie and even his own wife thinks that he is dirty.. but he realised it in the end that this job is so meaningful and even do a proper departure for his own father which he hated so much..really moved by this show!!