Okuribito

Released Year: 2008

Certificate: PG-13

Runtime: 130 minutes

Genre: Drama, Music

IMDB Rating:

Meta Score: 68

Director: Yôjirô Takita

Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Ryôko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kazuko Yoshiyuki

No of Votes: 48582

Gross: 1498210

Overview: A newly unemployed cellist takes a job preparing the dead for funerals.

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