20 movies like Departures, ordered by similarity : Norwegian Wood(2010), The Story of Luke(2012), Danny Collins(2015), The Sea of Trees(2015), Japanese Story(2003), Still Walking(2008), Violence at Noon(1966), Shoplifters(2018), Marjorie Prime(2017), A Matter of Size(2009), Confessions(2010), Unlovable(2018) ...
8.1/10
Drama
Japan
2008
130 Minutes
Masahiro Motoki Tsutomu Yamazaki Ryôko Hirosue Kazuko Yoshiyuki Kimiko Yo Takashi Sasano Toru Minegishi Tetta Sugimoto Tatsuo Yamada Yukiko Tachibana
cellist japanese man japanese woman morgue employee fascinating gripping quirky japan morgue music dreams life job dream job mortality discovery transformation 2000s
A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.
Romance, Drama
2010
133 Minutes
Rinko Kikuchi Ken'ichi Matsuyama Tetsuji Tamayama Kengo Kôra Eriko Hatsune Shigesato Itoi Haruomi Hosono Kiko Mizuhara Reika Kirishima Tokio Emoto Takao Handa
student japanese man japanese woman rebel love interest suicide engaging emotional gripping melodramatic heartwarming patriotic tokyo japan public demonstration friendship political intrigue jealousy danger attraction
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
95 Minutes
Lou Taylor Pucci Seth Green Cary Elwes Kristin Bauer Kenneth Welsh Tyler Stentiford Mackenzie Munro Al Sapienza Lisa Ryder Dewshane Williams Jayne Eastwood
grandfather grandmother grandson autism man young man charming emotional endearing engaging lighthearted quirky united states town autism love true love quest grandparent/child relationship job
Sheltered by his grandparents, Luke, a young man with autism, is thrust into a world that doesn't expect anything from him. But Luke is on a quest for a job and true love. And he isn't taking no for an answer.
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
106 Minutes
Al Pacino Annette Bening Jennifer Garner Bobby Cannavale Christopher Plummer Josh Peck Melissa Benoist Giselle Eisenberg
john lennon aging musician rocker man amusing moving madcap united states aging music music business new life change growing up discovery transformation wretched excess temptation 2010s
An aging rock star decides to change his life when he discovers a 40-year-old letter written to him by John Lennon.
6.1/10
Drama
USA
2015
110 Minutes
Matthew McConaughey Ken Watanabe Naomi Watts Katie Aselton Jordan Gavaris James Saito Anna Friedman Charles Van Eman
mathematician man suicidal person japanese man businessman friend engaging emotional melodramatic heartwarming intense charming japan tokyo forest attempted suicide suicide attempt fear happiness friendship
A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.
6.7/10
Drama, Romance
Australia
2003
105 Minutes
Toni Collette Gotaro Tsunashima Matthew Dyktynski Lynette Curran Yumiko Tanaka Kate Atkinson John Howard Bill Young Reg Evans George Shevtsov Justine Clarke
business owner woman businessman australian japanese man relaxing dreamy quirky office desert australia culture clash adultery stranded interracial romance business work love discovery temptation
Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. ... See full summary »
7.9/10
Drama
Japan
2008
114 Minutes
Hiroshi Abe You Yoshio Harada Ryôga Hayashi Haruko Kato Kirin Kiki Yui Natsukawa Hotaru Nomoto Kazuya Takahashi Shohei Tanaka
mother father son wife daughter stranger emotional dark family home japan family dysfunction grief death discovery transformation 2000s
A family gathers together for a commemorative ritual whose nature only gradually becomes clear.
7.1/10
Drama
Japan
1966
99 Minutes
Hideo Kanze Saeda Kawaguchi Narumi Kayashima Teruko Kishi Hôsei Komatsu Akiko Koyama Kei Satô Taiji Tonoyama Matsuhiro Toura Fumio Watanabe Sen Yano
maid victim rapist wife police officer father bleak disturbing sad japan commune school woods apartment serial rape postwar japan poverty murder investigation disillusionment
Two young women must come to terms with the fact that a man they're deeply linked to is a murdering rapist.
7.9/10
Adventure, Crime, Drama
Japan
2018
121 Minutes
Lily Franky Sakura Andô Mayu Matsuoka Kirin Kiki Jyo Kairi Miyu Sasaki Sôsuke Ikematsu
shoplifter man outsider child orphan abusive father engaging playful charming amusing emotional melodramatic japan house prison family happiness shoplifting child abuse crime
A family of small-time crooks take in a child they find outside in the cold.
6.3/10
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Geena Davis Lois Smith Jon Hamm Tim Robbins Stephanie Andujar Azumi Tsutsui Hannah Gross Leslie Lyles
elderly woman artificial intelligence dead person husband family member emotional eerie fascinating gripping house bedroom living room kitchen art imitating life life cycle aging grief artificial intelligence discovery love
A service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face-to-face with the younger version of her late husband.
Comedy, Drama
2009
92 Minutes
Itzik Cohen Togo Igawa Dvir Benedek Alon Dahan Shmulik Cohen Irit Kaplan Levana Finkelstein
chef obese man best friend japanese man restaurant owner mother hilarious offbeat heartwarming ramle, israel restaurant woods family home gym arena obesity self-discovery new job cross-cultural relations sumo wrestling
Tired of losing the struggle to control their weight, four pudgy pals enlist the aid of a Japanese restaurateur to train them as sumo wrestlers.
7.8/10
Drama
Japan
2010
106 Minutes
Takako Matsu Masaki Okada Yoshino Kimura Kaoru Fujiwara Kai Inowaki Hotaru Nomoto Mana Ashida Sora Iwata Daichi Izumi Karin Katô Takuya Kusakawa
mother grieving mother murderer murder victim student teacher dark intense gripping suspenseful chilling emotional japan school house murder confession psychopath investigation revenge
A psychological thriller of a grieving mother turned cold-blooded avenger with a twisty master plan to pay back those who were responsible for her daughter's death.
6.0/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
80 Minutes
Charlene deGuzman John Hawkes Melissa Leo Paul James Ellen Geer Jake McDorman Josh Fadem Josh Ruben
ex-boyfriend sex addict musician recluse friend sponsor heartwarming hilarious emotional tense house garage party car group therapy sex addiction love friendship lifestyle changes music
A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.
6.0/10
Drama
USA
2009
92 Minutes
Lukas Haas Kevin Zegers Jason Ritter Billy Morrison Max Rosenbaum Keren Gilbert Lauren Holly Aimee Teegarden Taryn Manning James Ransone
musician singer singer-songwriter best friend rock star brooding engaging gripping inspiring united states hometown music rock 'n' roll music industry musical performance homecoming new life discovery transformation underdog
Reeling with grief in the wake of a tragic automobile accident, retired veteran cyclist, Chris Carmik, is given an opportunity he doesn't want, to train a rookie cycling prodigy. ... See full summary »
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Philip Seymour Hoffman Christopher Walken Mark Ivanir Catherine Keener Imogen Poots Wallace Shawn Madhur Jaffrey Liraz Charhi
cellist violinist musician wife bleak touching new york city music hall household musical performance friendship disease infidelity discovery transformation 2010s
Members of a world-renowned string quartet struggle to stay together in the face of death, competing egos and insuppressible lust.
7.6/10
Drama
Japan
1952
100 Minutes
Kinuyo Tanaka Masao Mishima Akihiko Katayama Kyoko Kagawa Eiji Okada
mother husband daughter sister son japanese man melodramatic tender moving japan family home street factory mother/daughter relationship family postwar japan poverty marriage hard times sacrifice
A teenaged girl witnesses her widowed mother's attempt to sustain her family.
6.6/10
Sci-Fi
Japan
1961
101 Minutes
Frankie Sakai Hiroshi Koizumi Kyoko Kagawa Ken Uehara Jerry Ito Emi Ito Yumi Ito Takashi Shimura Akihiko Hirata Yoshifumi Tajima Hiroshi Akitsu
monster japanese man japanese woman princess politician police officer brooding emotional intense island japan vaudeville show street house laboratory monsters princess japan destruction danger
A giant, ancient moth begins to attack Japan when coming to the rescue of its two, foot-tall worshippers who were taken by shipwreck survivors.
6.4/10
Biography, Music, Drama, History
USA
2016
96 Minutes
Don Cheadle Ewan McGregor Emayatzy Corinealdi LaKeith Stanfield Michael Stuhlbarg Austin Lyon Morgan Wolk Christina Karis
musician trumpeter journalist lover manager girlfriend muse ex-wife amusing cheeky fascinating gritty hilarious melodramatic new york new york city life life story life's work music
An exploration of the life and music of Miles Davis.
7.2/10
Drama
France
2003
116 Minutes
Roschdy Zem Ivry Gitlis Emma Suárez Valentina Cervi Rita Durão Silke Ayako Fujitani Bassem Samra Georges Abe Amar Attia
hustler artist beautiful woman conductor elderly man fascinating spirited engaging italy russia japan spain street traveling romance art unlikely friendship romantic dilemma mentorship adventure
Sansa is a young man. The camera pursues him, takes a peep at him, tries to catch his face, his look, his cap. The camera gets out of breath running after the man, becoming an observer, a ... See full summary »
7.0/10
Comedy, Drama
Australia
2017
84 Minutes
Georgia Chara Christopher Kirby Holly Brisley Talin Argon Michela Carattini Hayley Hughes Michael Budd Johnny Lahoud
man partygoer friend gangster drug dealer amusing tense brooding hilarious unrestrained house party cemetery bar office relationships self-destruction self-discovery party lifestyle changes
A touching comedy drama about 3 friends edging towards their mid thirties who, in an attempt to hang on to their carefree youth,embark on an attempt to write themselves into the history books by trying to host the world's longest house party.
7.0/10
Drama
Canada|Japan
2005
110 Minutes
Matthew Smiley Tatsuya Fuji Kazuko Yoshiyuki Lisle Wilkerson Naho Watanabe Chris Heyerdahl
uncle mother suicidal person young woman love interest student engaging touching melodramatic japan house canada countryside suicide attempt depression unusual friendship bereavement family relationships discovery
Ken, a 23-year-old, is devastated at the death of his father. He decides to commit suicide by jumping into the near-freezing river, but somehow miraculously survived. His mother thinks that... See full summary »
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