respect! Be considerate!

Christa 2022-03-26 09:01:08

What touched me the most about this movie is that Dawu buried the grandmother in the bathhouse. At that time, he did it with the heart and eyes of seeing off his relatives and wiping them. It was also this work that made his wife and friends understand the value of his work, and suddenly understood why he became an entomber. More from the heart to start to respect this profession. When the teacher recommended us to watch this movie, he said that any profession is worthy of respect, let alone this profession that puts on beautiful makeup for you on your last journey, so that you can be beautiful, peaceful, and let go of this world. Everything, going peacefully to another world is more worthy of being recognized, cared for, and respected.

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Departures quotes

  • Daigo Kobayashi: There are many kinds of coffins.

    Yuriko Kamimura: 50000, 100000, 300000 yen.

    Daigo Kobayashi: They differ by that much?

    Yuriko Kamimura: The left one is plywood, the next one has metal fittings and carvings on both sides. And the most expensive one is solid cypress wood.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Oh, the difference is in material and decoration.

    Yuriko Kamimura: Yes, they all burn the same way.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Same ashes.

    Yuriko Kamimura: The last shopping of your life is done by others.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Kind of ironic.

  • Shokichi Hirata: Salmon?

    Daigo Kobayashi: [Watching the river] Ah, yes. They're right by the rocks... over there.

    Shokichi Hirata: [to the salmons swimming against the stream] Oh! Go for it!

    Daigo Kobayashi: It's kind of sad... to climb only to die. Why work so hard if you're going to die.

    Shokichi Hirata: I'm sure they want to go back... to their birthplace.