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?
The Departure has generally received very positive reviews.
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The Departure was released in 2017 and has generally received very positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 18 reviews, giving The Departure (2017) an average rating of 80%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 100%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 79%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Departure than critics were.
With a score of 80%, The Departure is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2017, which stands at 59%.
Other movies from 2017 with similar scores include films like Blade Runner 2049, Get Out and Baby Driver.
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