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After Life(1999)
Status: Released
Date: 1999-04-17
72%
258 Votes
Time: 1h 58m
What is the one memory you would take with you?
Overview:
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.
Languages: Japanese.
Countries:
Japan
ProductionCompanies: 
Engine Film
Sputnik Productions
Movie: After Life
Top 10 Billed Cast
井浦新
Takashi Mochizuki
小田エリカ
Shiori Satonaka
寺島進
Satoru Kawashima
内藤剛志
Takuro Sugie
谷啓
Kennosuke Nakamura
香川京子
Kyoko Watanabe
由利徹
Gisuke Shoda
伊勢谷友介
Yusuke Iseya
吉野紗香
Kana Yoshino
白川和子
Nobuko Amano
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After Life (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ]
After Life (1998) trailer
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After Life (1998) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HQ] - Trailer
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