After Life
What is the one memory you would take with you?
1999 · 1h 58m · Not Rated
Drama, Fantasy
Directed by
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Hirokazu Kore-eda Director
- Arata Iura as Takashi Mochizuki
- Erika Oda as Shiori Satonaka
- Susumu Terajima as Satoru Kawashima
- Takashi Naito as Takuro Sugie
- Kei Tani as Kennosuke Nakamura
- Kyōko Kagawa as Kyoko Watanabe, Ichiro's Wife
- Tōru Yuri as Gisuke Shoda
- Yūsuke Iseya as Yusuke Iseya
- Sayaka Yoshino as Kana Yoshino
- Kazuko Shirakawa Cast
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