Departures movie plot
Departures quotes
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Ikuei Sasaki: Oh, you... So you're not depressing.
Daigo Kobayashi: Thank you
Ikuei Sasaki: I knew an ad would work. Make some tea.
Daigo Kobayashi: My resume...
Ikuei Sasaki: Good. Sit down.
Daigo Kobayashi: Thank you.
Ikuei Sasaki: Will you work hard?
Daigo Kobayashi: Uh... yes
Ikuei Sasaki: You're hired. What's your name?
Daigo Kobayashi: Daigo Kobayashi.
Ikuei Sasaki: [to Yuriko] Get him some cards.
Yuriko Kamimura: Okay.
Daigo Kobayashi: But what about salary and stuff like that?
Ikuei Sasaki: Oh... how about one hand to start?
Daigo Kobayashi: One hand? 50,000 yen.
Ikuei Sasaki: 500.
Daigo Kobayashi: 500,000 yen?
Ikuei Sasaki: Too low?
Daigo Kobayashi: You pay that much?
Ikuei Sasaki: In cash, if you want.
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Daigo Kobayashi: What does the job involve?
Ikuei Sasaki: Well... At first, being my assistant, I guess.
Daigo Kobayashi: Specifically...
Ikuei Sasaki: Specifically? Casketing.
Daigo Kobayashi: Casketing?
Ikuei Sasaki: Putting bodies in coffins. It bloomed!
Daigo Kobayashi: You mean dead bodies?
Ikuei Sasaki: That's really funny.
Daigo Kobayashi: Uh, no, I mean... The ad said departures, so I thought it meant a travel agency.
Ikuei Sasaki: That's a misprint. It's not departures, it's the departed.
Daigo Kobayashi: The departed.
Ikuei Sasaki: NK stands for nokan, casketing. Anyway, fate brought you here. Give it a try, Quit if you don't like it. Today's pay.
Daigo Kobayashi: No, I couldn't.
Ikuei Sasaki: It's fine.
Daigo Kobayashi: No, no.