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After Life

After Life

What is the one memory you would take with you?

19997.21h 58m

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.

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by Shiho Sato, Masayuki Akieda
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Top Cast

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Takashi Mochizuki

Erika Oda

Erika Oda

Shiori Satonaka

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Satoru Kawashima

Takashi Naito

Takashi Naito

Takuro Sugie

Kei Tani

Kei Tani

Kennosuke Nakamura

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyōko Kagawa

Kyoko Watanabe

Tōru Yuri

Tōru Yuri

Gisuke Shoda

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

Yusuke Iseya

Sayaka Yoshino

Sayaka Yoshino

Kana Yoshino

Kazuko Shirakawa

Kazuko Shirakawa

Nobuko Amano

Themes & Keywords

airplanegrandparent grandchild relationshipcloudheavenold manbellteenage girlmemoryvideotapeeternitydisneylandremembranceappreciative

About After Life

After Life is a fantasy, drama film released in 1999 exploring themes of airplane, grandparent grandchild relationship, cloud, heaven, old man, bell. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, it stars Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima. 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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