Departures vs Forgiveness Girl
Forgiveness Girl has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Departures). Forgiveness Girl is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 2h 10m. Departures is the older of the two (2008 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Departures
Forgiveness Girl| Departures | Forgiveness Girl | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.8/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2008 | 2025 |
| Length | 2h 10m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama, Family |
| Country | – | US |
| Director | Yojiro Takita | Rob Diamond |
| Main cast | Tatsuo Yamada, Tetta Sugimoto, Ryoko Hirosue, Takashi Sasano, Kazuko Yoshiyuki | Walter Platz, Scarlett Diamond, Mia Hansen, Melinda Yeaman |
Synopsis
Departures
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
Forgiveness Girl
A little girl with cerebral palsy is relentlessly bullied throughout her life, yet finds it in her heart to forgive by seeking strength from a higher source above.
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