Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Okuribito (2008)


Okuribito (2008)
Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki) is a devoted cellist in an orchestra that has just been dissolved and now finds himself without a job. Daigo decides to move back to his old hometown with his wife to look for work and start over. He answers a classified ad entitled "Departures" thinking it is an advertisement for a travel agency only to discover that the job is actually for a "Nokanshi" or "encoffineer," a funeral professional who prepares deceased bodies for burial and entry into the next life. While his wife and others despise the job, Daigo takes a certain pride in his work and begins to perfect the art of "Nokanshi," acting as a gentle gatekeeper between life and death, between the departed and the family of the departed. The film follows his profound and sometimes comical journey with death as he uncovers the wonder, joy and meaning of life and living.

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2 comments:

  1. I'm sorry to post right here, but I couldn't find a request thread (come to think of it, would there be?). I'm new to this Blogger thing. I also couldn't see any way to message you. But I was wondering if you had heard of a film called Gyantse 1904. I can't find much on it. It's not even listed on IMDB.

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  2. Under Contributers on the right side is my profile "Buddha Torrents" and my email link. There'a a couple promo videos here:http://www.truveo.com/Gyantse-1904-The-British-Liberation-of-Tibet/id/83931124

    But no full torrent film. Sorry.

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