The Master of Funerals (2019)
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.
Director: Naofumi Higuchi
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Atsuko Maeda as Yukiko Watanabe |
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Kengo Kora as Daisuke Toyokawa |
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Jin Shirasu as Hajime Yoshida |
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Asuka Hinoi as Natsu Omori |
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Shota Abiru as Akio Watanabe |
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Ineko Arima as Mysterious Woman |
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Hiroyuki Onoue as Shingo Ogata |
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Miho Nakanishi as Misa Takeuchi |
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Eita Okuno as Norio Shimamura |
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Tokiko Sato as Yu Shimamura |
| Directing | Naofumi Higuchi | Director |
| Writing | Yasunari Kawabata | Novel |
| Writing | Hiroyuki Ono | Writer |
| Crew | Masao Nakabori | Cinematography |
| Editing | Tomoyo Oshima | Editor |
| Sound | Koji Ueno | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Keisuke Sakai | Makeup & Hair |
| Art | Hideshi Nakagomi | Decorator |
| Sound | Tsugihiko Sasaki | Music Producer |
| Production | Yuki Kaorikawa | Line Producer |
| Art | Kyōko Heya | Production Design |
| Sound | Hiroaki Masuko | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Kazuto Kagoo | Decorator |