After Life
dir. Hirokazu Kore-eda
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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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After Life is an offbeat and tender exploration of memory, love, and life after death.
Directed byHirokazu Kore-eda
StarringArata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naito, Kei Tani, Kyōko Kagawa
Written byHirokazu Kore-eda
CinematographyYutaka Yamazaki
EditingHirokazu Kore-eda
MusicYasuhiro Kasamatsu
After Life
1999 · NR · 1h 58m
Fantasy, Drama
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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