After Life

1998

Japanese

7.6

♡ 22

88%

grandparent grandchild relationship

heaven

old man

Hirokazu Koreeda Director

Tae Kimura as Dining Hall Worker

Kazuko Shirakawa as Nobuko Amano, who talks about her affair with a married man

Susumu Terajima as Satoru Kawashima, counselor

Yûsuke Iseya as Yusuke Iseya, who refuses to choose his experience

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.