Is the movie Departures available on Netflix, Disney+, Prime or Apple TV+?

At Stream Tracker, we check where to watch the films that matter — starting here with Departures (originally released in 2008), the poignant story of Daigo, a cellist who loses his orchestra post and returns to his hometown only to discover a new calling as an undertaker’s assistant. The film trades musical bows for ritual bows: cello strings give way to the hush of funeral rites, coffins and careful encoffining, and an exploration of loss, dignity and small-town life. Departures won the 2009 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and several Japan Academy Prizes, including Picture of the Year. In the article that follows, the team will check whether Departures is currently streaming on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video or AppleTV+, and explain where to find it and how to watch.

Synopsis

After being let go from the orchestra, cellist Daigo and his wife move back to his modest hometown to make ends meet. Hoping to land a position at a travel agency, he instead walks into an interview for a very different kind of departure — a job as an undertaker’s assistant.

Release date

2016

Duration

1h 49min

Rating

Director

Andrew Steggall

Country

France, Royaume-Uni

Genre(s)

Drame, Romance

Cast

Juliet Stevenson Alex Lawther Phénix Brossard Finbar Lynch Niamh Cusack Patrice Juiff Guillaume Tobo