After Life

"What is the one memory you would take with you?"

1999 1h 58m JA

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 303

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Synopsis

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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.

“What is the one memory you would take with you?”

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Cast

Arata Iura
Takashi Mochizuki
Erika Oda
Shiori Satonaka
Susumu Terajima
Satoru Kawashima
Takashi Naito
Takuro Sugie
Kei Tani
Kennosuke Nakamura
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyoko Watanabe
Tōru Yuri
Gisuke Shoda
Yusuke Iseya
Yusuke Iseya

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Writers: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, shot by Yutaka Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yasuhiro Kasamatsu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Hirokazu Kore-eda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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ERA

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Arata Iura and Erika Oda and Susumu Terajima carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "What is the one memory you would take with you?".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0165078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Hirokazu Kore-eda directs. Yutaka Yamazaki behind the camera. Yasuhiro Kasamatsu scores. Hirokazu Kore-eda cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, shot by Yutaka Yamazaki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yasuhiro Kasamatsu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Hirokazu Kore-eda shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Arata Iura and Erika Oda and Susumu Terajima carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "What is the one memory you would take with you?".
7IMDB entry: tt0165078 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Classified under 13 themes, including "airplane", "grandparent grandchild relationship", "cloud", "heaven".