Okuribito

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Synopsis:

Daigo, a cellist, is laid off from his orchestra and moves with his wife back to his small hometown where the living is cheaper. Thinking hes applying for a job at a travel agency he finds hes being interviewed for work with departures of a more permanent nature as an undertakers assistant.

MRQE Metric: 67

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