The Japanese-language film poster
Departures or Okuribito in Japanese is a Japanese film (obviously) and the story is about a cellist in Tokyo who returns to his old hometown in Sagata, Yamagata after his orchestra is disbanded. He then ends up in a job that deals with encoffinment of the deceased (don't worry. It is not as scary or disgusting as you think). This story then shows how he deals with his job and other people's perception of his job. I think this is quite a good and touching movie (can see people sniffling away into their tissue papers) that deals with death and its associated taboo in Japan. I don't want to give too much details away so go watch this movie if you have some time to spare. You wouldn't regret it! :)
P.S. I just love the main soundtrack of this movie. Here is the soundtrack played by a pianist and a cellist. Gosh, I wish I could play the cello! :)
Hello Weesiong!
ReplyDeleteI love movies that teach me something at the end of the day, and not just any other bimbotic film which you laugh and forget all about it. However, maybe you can consider giving us a brief summary of this movie so we can know how the story goes?
Talking about movies I caught this movie “Coming Soon” last weekend. It is an extremely scary Thai movie, and honestly it shook me pretty badly! (I didn’t dare to shower long in the bathroom!) If you got a weak heart, I seriously suggest you not to catch it, but if your game enough go check it out!
And don’t forget to let me know about it=)
ShiHui
Hey Shi Hui,
ReplyDeleteWell, I do not really want to give anything away as this is just a very simple but touching story. So, just trust me and go watch it. I am sure you won't regret it (I hope!).
And about the Thai horror movie, I remembered seeing the preview for it and I must admit it was pretty scary. Haha. Unfortunately (or should I say fortunately), I am not really a fan of horror movies though. Prefer laughing my butt off while watching comedies than cringing on the cinema seat in horror. Haha. :)
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