Plot
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.
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Cast
Masahiro Motoki
Daigo Kobayashi
Ryoko Hirosue
Mika Kobayashi
Kimiko Yo
Yuriko Kamimura
Tetta Sugimoto
Yamashita
Toru Minegishi
Yoshiki Kobayashi
Tatsuo Yamada
Togashi
Yukiko Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana
Rie Yamashita
Genjitsu Shu
Taro Ishida
Sonezaki
Yukimi Koyanagi
Hiroyuki Kishi
Sanae Miyata
Naomi Togashi
Ryosuke Otani
Tomeo's Father
Mitsuyo Hoshino
Kazuko Kobayashi
Tarō Suwa
Tatsuhito Okuda
Rin Uchida
Young Daigo
Ryoichi Suzuki
Takao Toji
Akemi Fuji
Atsushi Yamanaka
Shinji Hiwatashi
Sayuri Shirai
Tomeo
Sadami Sakamoto
Orchestra Manager
Wataru Ohashi
Masaaki Takarai
Orchestra Member
Yûji Kido
Takeki Sato
Naomi's Younger Brother
Ichibei Sato
Yôko Imamoto
Yuki Mashita
Miki Hayashida
Mari Hayashida
Mitsuyo Ishigaki
Kenzo Ryu
Miyako Hattori
Sugawara Family's Grandmother
Momoka Iizuka
Shiori Yamashita
Misato Abe
Naomi's Daughter
Yuki Kurosawa
Miyuki Kato
Keiji Kuroki
Kato Family's Boy
Itsuki Takahashi
Kato Family's Boy
Shoichi Ashikaga
Kato Family's Boy
Nanase Matsuda
Okuyama Family's Daughter
Kohei Wakabayashi
Ryukai Furukawa
Young Boy
Yuuki Ogoe
Young Boy
Hayato Maruyama
Young Boy
Dai Kuboki
Music Store Owner
Mina Kudo
Saito Family's Granddaughter
Kunio Kamata
Director
Hiromi Sugawara
Stylist
Arisa Ishikawa
High School Girl on the Bus
Chie Hiratsuka
High School Girl on the Bus
Kei Kawai
High School Girl on the Bus
Pablo Sacco
Musical Instrument Appraiser
Norichika Iimori
Conductor
Kazuko Yoshiyuki
Tsuyako Yamashita
Takashi Sasano
Shokichi Hirata
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Ikuei Sasaki
