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Still Walking
Why this pick
Like Departures, it finds profound feeling in ordinary Japanese rituals around family and loss, using patient observation, gentle humour and accumulated detail rather than overt melodrama.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2008 2h 10m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Why this pick
A quiet bond formed through work becomes a tender meditation on dignity, regret and attention to daily craft—close to Departures’ unhurried, compassionate emotional register.
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The Mourning Forest
Why this pick
This meditative drama approaches bereavement through nature, silence and caregiving, offering the same reverence for grief and gradual healing that shapes Departures.
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A Distant Neighborhood
Why this pick
A middle-aged man unexpectedly revisits his youth in this restrained, wistful reflection on family and unfinished feeling, echoing Departures’ reconciliation with the past.
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Our Little Sister
Why this pick
Its graceful attention to sibling bonds, seasonal rituals and quietly absorbed grief mirrors the warmth and emotional patience that make Departures so affecting.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Soon after buying an expensive cello, Daigo learns that his orchestra is disbanding. He moves back to his hometown with his wife, where he answers an ad for what Daigo thinks is a travel agency but is, in actuality, a mortuary.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Masahiro Motoki
小林 大悟
Ryoko Hirosue
小林 美香
Tsutomu Yamazaki
佐々木 生栄
Kimiko Yo
上村 百合子
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
山下 ツヤ子
Takashi Sasano
平田 正吉
Tetta Sugimoto
山下
Yukari Tachibana
山下 理恵