HD 130 min
Departures
Director: Yôjirô Takita
Stars: Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Ryôko Hirosue, Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Kimiko Yo, Takashi Sasano, Tetta Sugimoto, Tôru Minegishi, Tatsuo Yamada, Yukari Tachibana
Storyline: Daigo Kobayashi 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...
HD 130 min
HD 60 m
Symphony On Skis
Director: Carla Braun-Elwert
Stars: Carla Braun-Elwert, Elke Braun-Elwert, Keith Payne, Axel Reiser
An adventurous ski tour of two sisters who follow the tracks of their father across the pristine landscapes of New Zealand. 30 years ago Gottlieb Braun-Elwert set out on an incredible...
FHD 1h55m
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