Departures
Director: Yojiro Takita
Starring: Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryoko Takizawa
Japan, 2008, 2 hours 11 minutes, Japanese with English subtitles
Winner of the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film 2009 Watch the trailer >>>
This is a beautifully performed character study of a man who finds fulfillment and a depth of human connection in the most unlikely profession. After losing his job, Daigo Kobayashi moves back to his hometown to start over. He answers a classified ad entitled “Departures” believing it to be for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a “Nokanshi”, someone who prepares bodies for entry into the next life. Little by little he warms to his new job, endowing the elaborate funeral ceremonies with grace and humanity. A beautiful, occasionally comical journey with death, this has a lovely light touch that allows one time to reflect on the joys and wonder of life.
Wedi i Daigo Kobayashi golli ei swydd mae’n chwilio am waith yn ei dref enedigol er mwyn cael cychwyn newydd. Gwêl hysbyseb am “Nokanshi” (ymadawiadau) ac mae’n credu mai hysbyseb am rywun i weithio mewn asiantaeth deithio yw hi ond mewn gwirionedd gwaith rhywun sy’n paratoi cyrff y meirw ar gyfer eu taith i’r byd arall sydd yma. Ffilm am farwoldeb, am dynerwch ac am hiwmor ysgafn tyner. Ffilm fydd yn eich gadael yn pendroni dros wychder bywyd yw hi.
At The Movies
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| Aberystwyth Arts Centre | 2010-03-14 | 14:30:00 |
| Taliesin Arts Centre, Swansea | 2010-03-09 | 20:00:00 |
| Aberystwyth Arts Centre | 2010-03-12 | 20:15:00 |
| Theatr Harlech | 2010-03-11 | 20:00:00 |
| Theatr Mwldan | 2010-03-06 | 20:40:00 |
| Theatr Mwldan | 2010-03-07 | 18:00:00 |
| The Courtyard, Hereford | 2010-03-10 | 11:00:00 |
| The Courtyard, Hereford | 2010-03-10 | 20:15:00 |
| The Courtyard, Hereford | 2010-03-11 | 20:30:00 |
