Drama · Japan · 2019 · 1h 38m

The Master of Funerals

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Director

Cast

Atsuko Maeda as Yukiko Watanabe Kengo Kora as Daisuke Toyokawa Jin Shirasu as Hajime Yoshida Asuka Hinoi as Natsu Omori Shota Abiru as Akio Watanabe Ineko Arima as Mysterious Woman

Crew

Tomoyo Oshima — Editor Hiroyuki Ono — Writer Yasunari Kawabata — Novel Kyōko Heya — Production Design

Synopsis

Alumni of Ibaraki High School learn that one of their classmates is killed in an accident on the tenth anniversary of their graduation, necessitating an unexpected reunion and “on-campus funeral”. They spend a strange night together, during which the secrets of his life are revealed and they rededicate themselves to his memory, with a new outlook on life.

Key Collaborators

Naofumi Higuchi Director Tomoyo Oshima Editor Hiroyuki Ono Writer Yasunari Kawabata Novel Kyōko Heya Production Design

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