A good Japanese film is already great for Western standards, and it's better than the usual if it wins the Oscars for Best Foreign Language Film in 2008.
And what made it a success? It's basically the plot, centered around death and moving on. Masahiro Motoki, one of the well-known drama actors of Japan, plays the role of Daigo Kobayashi, an orchestra player who was forced to move out of Tokyo and find a job. Unfortunately, he ended up as a professional encoffiner which fortunately changed things for him and everyone around him.
But the great big bonus that awaits in "Departures," is its wonderful musical score. And I don't think there are any apt descriptions to it after you have heard it. So there, this video performed by composer Joe Hisaishi and the London Symphony Orchestra:
Credits to Movies Where Movies When Movies Were Movies for the poster, and capitalchina in YouTube for the video.
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