The Master of Funerals

The Master of Funerals

98 mins | Drama | Sept. 20, 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.

The Master of Funerals

98 mins | Drama | Sept. 20, 2019

The Master of Funerals
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.
Producers
Original title 葬式の名人
Directors Naofumi Higuchi
Writers Hiroyuki Ono, Yasunari Kawabata

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

Hiroyuki Onoue

as Shingo Ogata

Miho Nakanishi

as Misa Takeuchi

奥野瑛太

as Norio Shimamura

Tokiko Sato

as Yu Shimamura