The Departure

The Departure

Release date : April 21, 2017
Runtime : 1h 27m
Countries of origin : United Kingdom / United States of America /
Original Language :
Director : Lana Wilson /
Writers : Lana Wilson /
Production companies : Artemis Rising / Roast Beef Productions / Candescent Films / The Bertha Foundation / Dogwoof / Corporation for Public Broadcasting / ITVS /
April 21, 2017 1h 27m United Kingdom Documentary More
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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?
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  • title:The Departure
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 2017
  • Runtime:1h 27m
  • Genres: Documentary ·
  • Countries of origin: United Kingdom · United States of America ·
  • Original Language:
  • Director: Lana Wilson /
  • Writers: Lana Wilson ·
  • Production companies: Artemis Rising · Roast Beef Productions · Candescent Films · The Bertha Foundation · Dogwoof · Corporation for Public Broadcasting · ITVS ·
  • Overview: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?
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