synopsis:
Daigo Kobayashi (Masahiro Motoki), a cellist in an orchestra in Tokyo, loses his job because of dissolution of the orchestra. After quitting as a professional cellist, he decides to sell his cello which he had recently purchased for 18 million yen, then deciding to move back to Sakata, Yamagata, his old hometown along with his wife to find a new job. One day, he finds a classified ad entitled "Assisting departures" for an "NK Agency". He goes to the job interview thinking it is for a job at a travel agency. But at the interview, he discovers that NK is an abbreviation for "encoffinment" (納棺 ,nōkan?), and he is instead to assist the "departed". Since the interviewer, the President of NK Agency, immediately decided to hire Daigo after confirming that Daigo is able to "work hard". the salary is 500,000 yen per month with additional 20,000 yen bonus for interview, and with no other job prospects, Daigo decides to accept his offer. However, when he comes home to his wife he finds himself unable to admit of the type of work he will be doing, so he dissembles saying that he is to be employed in the 'ceremonial occasions industry.'
Daigo Kobayashi's life takes a turn when the band he played in is disbanded. Left with no job, Daigo, a cellist decides to move back to his hometown. At his hometown, he gets a job working as an undertaker, where he sees himself as the gatekeeper between the living and the dead. Through his job, he discovers the meaning of life and what it is all about.
Classification: NA
Genre: Drama
General Release Date: 18 Jun 2009
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Distributor: Golden Screen Cinemas
Cast: Kazuko Yoshiyuki, Masahiro Motoki, Ryoko Hirosue, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Director: Yojiro Takita
Post time 14-4-2009 01:21 AM
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