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Synopsis
Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking he’s applying for a job at a travel agency he finds he’s being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature – as an undertaker’s assistant.
Ratings
| Source | Rating | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| IMDb | 8.0/10 | 42% |
| Rotten Tomatoes | 80% | 21% |
| Metacritic | 68/100 | 21% |
| TMDB | 7.9/10971 votes | 16% |
| Balasaur Score | 77 | 100% |
Key crew
- Yojiro TakitaDirector
- Joe HisaishiOriginal Music Composer
- Kundo KoyamaScreenplay
Cast
- Masahiro MotokiDaigo Kobayashi
- Ryoko HirosueMika Kobayashi
- Tsutomu YamazakiIkuei Sasaki
- Kimiko YoYuriko Kamimura
- Tetta SugimotoYamashita
- Toru MinegishiYoshiki Kobayashi
- Tatsuo YamadaTogashi
- Yukiko Tachibana
- Yukari TachibanaRie Yamashita
- Genjitsu Shu
- Taro IshidaSonezaki
- Yukimi Koyanagi
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