Conversation so far:
Who was the casting director for the film Departures?
Yōjirō Takita was the director.
Why was Yojiro Takita hired as the casting director?
Yojiro Takita took on the director's role in 2006, after producer Toshiaki Nakazawa presented him with the first draft of the script.

Question: Who were some of the actors and actresses that were cast in the film?
Self-contained rewrite: Who were some of the actors and actresses that were cast in Departures?