Departures.
truly an Oscar Foreign Language Film Winner.
it talks about this guy who unknowingly took on a job to "assist the departed".
i.e, make sure the deceased is comfortable and pretty (with make up) on his/her last journey.
shall not reveal too much of the plot here.
trust me, there is more than a "okay. so this is his job. so?"

BIG MAJOR PLUS POINT - the soundtrack is by JOE HISAISHI.
for those of you noobs who don't know who he is,
he's the composer of your favourite pieces from Spirited Away, Castle in the Sky, Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbour Totoro, Ponyo etcetcetcetc!

if you think that Joe Hisaishi only writes music for studio ghibli, YOU'RE WRONG.
this piece of music is AWESOME.

uh...not the best vid (there's a slight mistake somewhere near the middle) but I think there aren't many on youtube now.



pain.