1999 · 118 min · NR

After Life

Name: After Life
Genre: Fantasy, Drama
Released: 1999
Duration: 118 min
Cast: Arata Iura, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Takashi Naito, Kei Tani

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda · Fantasy, Drama

After Life (1999) is a Fantasy film, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda. It runs 118 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of memory & nostalgia and mortality & aging play out through metafiction.

Composer

Yasuhiro Kasamatsu

Cinematography

Yutaka YamazakiMasayoshi Sukita

Cast

Arata IuraErika OdaSusumu TerajimaTakashi NaitoKei TaniKyōko KagawaTōru YuriYusuke Iseya

The world of this film

Setting

When

Timeless

Premise & themes

Themes

Memory & Nostalgia Mortality & Aging

Structure

Metafiction

Tone

ContemplativeMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist

Ensemble

Pacing

Slow Burn

Dialogue

Talky Dialogue Driven

Based on

Pure Fiction

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