After Life
1999 · TMDB 7.2 · ワンダフルライフ
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
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.
Why it matters
Hirokazu Kore-eda's documentary-style fantasy follows the recently dead as they choose one memory to carry into eternity, which a small crew then recreates on a film set. The result is a purgatory made of soundstages and sincerity.
- Runtime
- 118 min
- Released
- 1999-04-17
- Studio
- Engine Film
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- TMDB score
- 7.2
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The Ghosts Our Machines Keep
Position 6 of 8
Hirokazu Kore-eda's documentary-style fantasy follows the recently dead as they choose one memory to carry into eternity, which a small crew then recreates on a film set. The result is a purgatory made of soundstages and sincerity.
Who Is Really Performing Here?
Position 7 of 8
In a way station between death and eternity, newly arrived souls are asked to choose a single memory to carry forward, and a small team of counsellors film recreations of what they select. Kore-eda's documentary-like patience makes the reconstructions quietly devastating.
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