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After Life

1999 · 118 min Fantasy Drama
7.2 / 10 · TMDB

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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Original Title ワンダフルライフ
Year 1999
Country Japan
Genre Fantasy, Drama
Director Hirokazu Kore-eda
Runtime 118 min.
Rating TMDB: 7.2/10 (269 votes)

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🎬 MovieFinder's Take

This is quietly operating cinema. No big events, no crisis turns — just people and how they live through what happens to them.

Strengths: atmosphere, actors, accuracy of detail. Weaknesses: the pace isn't for everyone, the ending may feel unresolved.

For people who watch films for feeling, not entertainment.

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda

— MovieFinder Editorial

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Viewing atmosphere: An evening when your mind is at peace. With someone you can sit in silence with after. Wine or tea.

🎭 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

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