After Life

After Life

What is the one memory you would take with you?

1999•1h 58m•7.2/10

FantasyDrama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.2/10(264)

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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Production

Engine Film, Sputnik Productions, TV Man Union

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

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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

Kotaro Shiga

Kotaro Shiga

Kenji Yamamoto

Hisako Hara

Hisako Hara

Kiyo Nishimura

Natsuo Ishido

Natsuo Ishido

Young Kyoko Watanabe

Akio Yokoyama

Akio Yokoyama

Security Guard

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Ichiro Watanabe

Sadao Abe

Sadao Abe

Young Watanabe

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Dining Hall Worker

Miyako Yamaguchi

Miyako Yamaguchi

Dining Hall Worker

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