Film

The Departure

2017 · 1h 27m · Documentary

IMDb

7.1

Rotten Tomatoes

100%

Metacritic

85

An intimate character study of the complex figure Ittetsu Nemoto, an aimless and rebellious former punk rocker-turned-Buddhist priest. He is renowned in Japan for saving the lives of countless suicidal men and women through his wise and compassionate counsel. But Nemoto is now approaching middle-age with a wife and young boy of his own, when he learns his life is at risk from heart disease, compounded by the heavy emotional workload of supporting those who no longer want to live. When saving others takes such a toll, can he find the resiliency to save himself?

• Lana WilsonDirector · Writer · Producer
• Lilly HartleyExecutive Producer
• Diane L. MaxExecutive Producer
• Regina K. ScullyExecutive Producer
• Sally Jo FiferExecutive Producer
• Jeffrey TarrantExecutive Producer
• Mike LernerExecutive Producer

The Departure Trailer #1 (2017) | Movieclips Indie

Release date

April 21, 2017

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 27m

Rated

PG

Genres

Documentary