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After Life (1998)

Name: After Life
Director: Hirokazu Koreeda
Genre: drama film, fantasy film
Duration: 118 min
Rating: 7.6

After Life, known in Japan as Wonderful Life , is a 1998 Japanese film edited, written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda starring Arata, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Sayaka Yoshino among other regarded cast members. It premiered on 11 September 1998 at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival and distributed in over 30 countries, bringing international recognition to Kore-eda's work.

Directed by Hirokazu Koreeda · Shot by Yutaka Yamazaki · Cut by Hirokazu Koreeda · Music by Yasuhiro Kasamatsu · Ratio 1.66:1 · 118 min

Behind the scenes

Ricky Gervais & The After Life Cast Break Down Grief and Real Life Heartbreak — Still Watching Netflix · 4 min
The After Life Cast Chat Favourite Moments and Say Goodbye | Netflix — Still Watching Netflix · 13 min
Brian Being Outrageous For 10 Minutes Straight | After Life | Netflix — Still Watching Netflix · 10 min
After Life Grief - The Most Heartbreaking Moments From S2 — Still Watching Netflix · 9 min
After Life – An Answer to Nihilism — Like Stories of Old · 21 min
Kath's Best Moments | After Life — Still Watching Netflix · 7 min
The Most HEARTBREAKING Moments From After Life S3 | Netflix — Still Watching Netflix · 8 min

Elsewhere

More by Hirokazu Koreeda

Last Scene
Kare no inai hachigatsu ga — 1994
Maborosi — 1995
Distance — 2001
Nobody Knows — 2004
Hana — 2006
Still Walking — 2008
Air Doll — 2009
I Wish — 2011
Like Father, Like Son — 2013
Our Little Sister — 2015
Umi yori mo Mada Fukaku — 2016
The Third Murder — 2017
Shoplifters — 2018
The Truth — 2019
Broker — 2022
Monster — 2023
Look Back — 2026
Sheep in the Box — 2026

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