After Life
“What is the one memory you would take with you?”
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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Cast
20 people
Arata Iura
Takashi Mochizuki
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Unnatural
Erika Oda
Shiori Satonaka
Known for
Alive
Susumu Terajima
Satoru Kawashima
Known for
When Marnie Was There
Fireworks
Takashi Naito
Takuro Sugie
Known for
Spirited Away
From Up on Poppy Hill
Kei Tani
Kennosuke Nakamura
Known for
Samurai Fiction
Jungle Emperor Leo
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyoko Watanabe
Known for
High and Low
Sansho the Bailiff
Tōru Yuri
Gisuke Shoda
Also in
Sympathy for the Underdog
Ganbare!! Robocon
Yusuke Iseya
Yusuke Iseya
Known for
13 Assassins
Casshern
Sayaka Yoshino
Kana Yoshino
Known for
Maborosi
Kazuko Shirakawa
Nobuko Amano
Known for
House of Ninjas
Radiance
Kotaro Shiga
Kenji Yamamoto
Known for
Kiki's Delivery Service
I Give My First Love to You
Hisako Hara
Kiyo Nishimura
Known for
Black Rain
No Regrets for Our Youth
Hirokazu Kore-eda Director · Yasuhiro Kasamatsu Composer Yutaka Yamazaki Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $802K · United States release May 12, 1999 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$801,985
Production
Engine Film
Production
Sputnik Productions
Production
TV Man Union
Production
Engine Films
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
ワンダフルライフ
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Canada · September 11, 1998
Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Japan · April 17, 1999
Theatrical
United States · May 12, 1999
Theatrical
France
November 17, 1999 · Theatrical
Italy
June 29, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Rassegna "Riflessi dell'invisibile"
Netherlands
September 16, 1999 · Theatrical
May 24, 2004 · Physical · DVD
South Korea
September 26, 1998 · Premiere · Pusan International Film Festival
December 8, 2001 · Theatrical
January 4, 2018 · Theatrical
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