A man's soul redemption

Hailee 2022-04-22 07:01:39

Spring break is here and
St Patrick's Day is over and it's
still snowing. . . . .

However, the Japanese dramas/movies in spring still kicked off
in time. On this spring snowy night, you can calm down and see that the narrator

is not overly delicate compared to ordinary Japanese dramas . With a warm nostalgic atmosphere, the male protagonist, from the beginning of rejection to his new job, was unable to give up even the threat of his wife, and eased it step by step---- and then he used his work attitude to persuade his wife on the spot. At the end of the funeral for his father, his wife solemnly said, "My husband is an mortuary." The theme is sublimated and laid out so that there is no pretentious feeling. This film is suitable for watching with peace of mind, or watching relatives say goodbye for the sake of meditation. The scene is real, sad but not hurt, and it can bring tears to my eyes . My grandmother passed away last year. She was away on a study tour and could not send it to the ground in person . When she saw the snow-white urn, she couldn’t help herself and remembered it . Grandpa Yao passed away, on behalf of the people in his hometown to send him on the last journey , the cold touch on the forehead on the concrete floor, I can clearly remember that death is cold, the gray may come suddenly, it is clearly visible when you are unprepared or Weeping bitterly, even heartbroken, so people are more afraid of death for this reason, and even related practitioners work. This film is to rectify the name of the mortuary, and also explores life, family, and even death is not terrible but A proposition worthy of respect I personally think that Japanese culture advocates subtlety, forbearance, and delicate emotions ----- I vaguely remember the aristocratic charm of Japan's inheritance of Tang culture, and have an almost abnormal paranoid focus on seasonal changes





















The whole film changed from the bleak autumn of unemployment to the cold winter when the wife left home, and then ushered in the spring when the man redeemed himself with cherry blossoms flying all over the sky,
and the cello as the main melody
to express the theme, which is appropriate and not overwhelming.

In short, this is the I'm sitting with my arms upright, and a film played in full screen is
worthy of respect

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Extended Reading
  • Napoleon 2021-12-25 08:01:15

    Since death is something everyone has to face, why bother struggling with those meaningless things? The wine I drank, the people I loved, the energy I wasted, the remnant thoughts left behind, the unseen future...all these things will disappear one day. I seem to see the rose falling on my eyelids, making no one sleep. There are the lives we have been attached to and attached to, and there are deaths that we cannot escape.

  • Winona 2022-03-29 09:01:04

    Thanks to "The Undertaker" for giving me a deeper understanding of life! ——I can’t forget the first time I went to Beijing in April 2011. In the exhibition hall of the China Film Museum, I listened to "おくりびと~memory~" and "おくりびと~memory~" in a loop, thinking that I was so close and far from my beloved movie. The longing dream is so far away... I cried for a while alone in the corner. —— 2014.03.10: The first act was sentimental; Kobayashi Dawu encountered setbacks and difficulties in his work and life, and it was very gratifying to have such an understanding Meixiang to support and encourage him... Kudos to Hisaishi's soundtrack! —— 2021.11.05: I haven’t watched this movie for many years. In March, I learned that the re-screening was going to be introduced in China and I was looking forward to the re-review on the big screen. As a result, I waited for more than half a year to finally watch the movie as I wished. Unsurprisingly, "The Undertaker" brought me to tears again, and the tissue paper prepared in advance just came in handy. The human feelings in the story are warm and cold, life and death are separated, and after many years, I have a new experience and feeling, and Hisaishi's soundtrack is also the existence that makes me cry. → Some memories will fade after a long time, and some are still very impressive.

Departures quotes

  • Daigo Kobayashi: What does the job involve?

    Ikuei Sasaki: Well... At first, being my assistant, I guess.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Specifically...

    Ikuei Sasaki: Specifically? Casketing.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Casketing?

    Ikuei Sasaki: Putting bodies in coffins. It bloomed!

    Daigo Kobayashi: You mean dead bodies?

    Ikuei Sasaki: That's really funny.

    Daigo Kobayashi: Uh, no, I mean... The ad said departures, so I thought it meant a travel agency.

    Ikuei Sasaki: That's a misprint. It's not departures, it's the departed.

    Daigo Kobayashi: The departed.

    Ikuei Sasaki: NK stands for nokan, casketing. Anyway, fate brought you here. Give it a try, Quit if you don't like it. Today's pay.

    Daigo Kobayashi: No, I couldn't.

    Ikuei Sasaki: It's fine.

    Daigo Kobayashi: No, no.

  • Mika Kobayashi: So what is it?

    Daigo Kobayashi: Ceremonies.

    Mika Kobayashi: Like weddings? Maybe you can play cello for them. I'll get the sukiyaki ready.