Joe Hisaishi
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Mamoru Fujisawa, known professionally as Joe Hisaishi, is a Japanese composer, musical director, conductor and pianist, known for over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. Hisaishi's m
Hisaishi in 2011
Hisaishi in Kraków, 2011
Departures (2008 film)
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Departures is a 2008 Japanese drama film directed by Yōjirō Takita and starring Masahiro Motoki, Ryōko Hirosue, and Tsutomu Yamazaki. The film follows a young man who returns to his hometown after a f
Joe Hisaishi
…1997), Kikujiro (1999), Brother (2000), and Dolls (2002), and for the video game series Ni no Kuni. He composed the score for the Oscar-winning film Departures (2008). He was a student of anime composer Takeo Watanabe. Hisaishi was born in Nakano, Nagano, Japan, as Mamoru Fujisawa (藤澤 守, Fujisawa Mamoru). He…
Theatrical release poster
Ryōko Hirosue, who had formerly worked with Takita, was cast as Mika.
This former restaurant was used as the location of the NK Agent office.
Symbolism has been found in the film's use of cherry blossoms.