After Life

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7.221

NR

Genre: Fantasy Drama
Release year: 1999
Running time: 118 min
Country: Japan

On a cold Monday morning, a group of counselors clock in at an old-fashioned social services office. Their task is to interview the recently deceased, record their personal details, then, over the course of the week, assist them in choosing a single memory to keep for eternity.

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Kazuko Shirakawa
Nobuko Amano
Susumu Terajima
Satoru Kawashima
Tae Kimura
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Sayaka Yoshino
Kana Yoshino
Yūsuke Iseya
Yusuke Iseya
Takashi Naito
Takuro Sugie
Miyako Yamaguchi
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Taketoshi Naitō
Ichiro Watanabe

Hirokazu Kore-eda
Director
Toshihiro Isomi
Production Design
Osamu Takizawa
Sound Recordist
Yutaka Yamazaki
Director of Photography
Masayoshi Sukita
Director of Photography
Hideo Gunji
Production Design
Iwao Takahashi
Assistant Director
Masayuki Akieda
Producer

badelf 10/11/2022 2:36:15PM 8.4

A methodically paced, rather interesting take on death and closure.

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