Departures

Where to watch Departures in Germany

Departures is streaming on Neue Visionen Plus Amazon Channel in Germany. Availability checked 21 June 2026.

About Departures

Departures is a 2008 movie in the Drama genre, directed by Yojiro Takita, starring Masahiro Motoki, Hirosue Ryoko and Tsutomu Yamazaki. It has a runtime of 2 hours 10 minutes. It holds an average rating of 7.9/10 from 935 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Departures in Germany — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

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Overview

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.

Top cast

Masahiro Motoki

Daigo Kobayashi

Hirosue Ryoko

Mika Kobayashi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Ikuei Sasaki

Kimiko Yo

Yuriko Kamimura

Tetta Sugimoto

Yamashita

Toru Minegishi

Yoshiki Kobayashi

Tatsuo Yamada

Togashi

Yukiko Tachibana

Yukari Tachibana

Rie Yamashita

G

Genjitsu Shu

Taro Ishida

Sonezaki

Yukimi Koyanagi

Hiroyuki Kishi

Sanae Miyata

Naomi Togashi

Ryosuke Otani

Tomeo's Father

Mitsuyo Hoshino

Kazuko Kobayashi

Tarō Suwa

Tatsuhito Okuda

R

Rin Uchida

Young Daigo

R

Ryoichi Suzuki

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