 Along with this theme of death , Takita believed Departures was about life , about finding a lost sense of feeling human ; Daigo gains a greater perspective on life and comes to know the diversity of people 's lives only after encountering them in death . This life includes family bonds : Daigo 's coming to terms with his father is a major motif , encoffinment scenes focus on the living family members rather than the dead , and even in the NK Agent office , conversation often revolves around family issues . Mika 's pregnancy is the catalyst for her reconciliation with Daigo . 
