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.
If Departures hit you the right way, here are Hollywood films that share its DNA. Same emotional weight, same kind of stories, same kind of payoff.
What ties these together is grief, longing, and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around family wounds passed down and family duty. Both move the same way too, melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
Both films sit with grief, figuring out who you are, and loss of innocence. Both circle the same ground: family duty, family wounds passed down, and caught between worlds. The feel is the same: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
What ties these together is grief, loss of innocence, and belonging. The world both films live in revolves around family duty and family wounds passed down. Both move the same way too, melancholic, quietly devastating, slow burn, and methodical.
What ties these together is grief, loss of innocence, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: family duty, family wounds passed down, and caught between worlds. Same energy: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
What ties these together is grief, belonging, and figuring out who you are. Both circle the same ground: caught between worlds, family wounds passed down, and family duty. The feel is the same: melancholic, warm, slow burn, and episodic.
