Our Departures
2018 2h 0m movie Film Japan

Our Departures

かぞくいろ―RAILWAYS わたしたちの出発―

Synopsis

かぞくいろ―RAILWAYS わたしたちの出発―

Akira is widowed and left with a pre-teen stepson. Travelling with him to her late husband's hometown, she meets her odd father-in-law and yet decides to make a go of living and working there. She attends training and joins the railway company where her father-in-law works and her late man dreamt of ending up as a child.

The 2017–2019 Japan Window

569 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Our Departures sits at position #261.

  1. The Relative Worlds
    #1

    The Relative Worlds

    ★ 9.1 · 2017

  2. Sonic Mania Adventures
    #2

    Sonic Mania Adventures

    ★ 9.0 · 2018

  3. Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D
    #3

    Godzilla vs. Evangelion: The Real 4-D

    ★ 8.9 · 2019

  4. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
    #4

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba

    ★ 8.7 · 2019

  5. DARLING in the FRANXX
    #5

    DARLING in the FRANXX

    ★ 8.6 · 2018

  6. Dr. STONE
    #6

    Dr. STONE

    ★ 8.6 · 2019

  7. The Rising of the Shield Hero
    #7

    The Rising of the Shield Hero

    ★ 8.6 · 2019

  8. Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai
    #8

    Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai

    ★ 8.6 · 2018

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with Our Departures. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Our Departures premiered. 1769 total titles in this decade from Japan.

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Reception Benchmarks

7.3
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,705 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (63rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #738 of 1,933 (top 38%).

Production Details

Primary Country Japan
Original Language Japanese
Production Companies Shochiku, Abe Shuji, East Japan Marketing & Communications, Fukuoka Broadcasting System, GYAO
Runtime 2h 0m
Release Date November 30, 2018
IMDb tt7707988

Themes & Motifs

  • widow
  • family relationships
  • train
  • railroad
  • train tracks

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