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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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Directed by: Yojiro Takita, Takeshi Hamada
Produced by: Yasuhiro Mase, Toshiaki Nakazawa, Ichirô Nobukuni
Composed by: Joe Hisaishi
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