Country
Canada
Date
Sep 11, 1998
Note
Toronto International Film Festival
What is the one memory you would take with you?
1h 58min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Yūsuke Iseya | Yusuke Iseya |
| Sayaka Yoshino | Kana Yoshino |
| Kazuko Shirakawa | Nobuko Amano |
| Kotaro Shiga | Kenji Yamamoto |
| Hisako Hara | Kiyo Nishimura |
| Natsuo Ishido | Young Kyoko Watanabe |
| Akio Yokoyama | Security Guard |
| Taketoshi Naitō | Ichiro Watanabe |
| Sadao Abe | Young Watanabe |
| Tae Kimura | Dining Hall Worker |
| Miyako Yamaguchi | Dining Hall Worker |
Genres
FantasyDrama
Technical details
| Dettaglio | Valore |
|---|---|
| Titolo originale | ワンダフルライフ |
| Lingua originale | 日本語 (JA) |
| Lingue parlate | 日本語 |
| Paesi di produzione | Japan |
| Stato | Released |
| Compagnie di produzione | Engine Film, Sputnik Productions, TV Man Union |
| Data di uscita | 17 aprile 1999 |
| Exec. Producer | Yutaka Shigenobu |
| Producer | Masayuki Akieda, Shiho Sato |
| Writer | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Editors | Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Cinematography | Yutaka Yamazaki, Masayoshi Sukita |
| Asst. Directors | Iwao Takahashi, Hirokazu Kore-eda |
| Camera Operators | Yutaka Yamazaki, Masayoshi Sukita |
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| Add. Photography | Yutaka Yamazaki, Masayoshi Sukita |
| Production Design | Hideo Gunji, Toshihiro Isomi |
| Art Direction | Hideo Gunji, Toshihiro Isomi |
| Set Decoration | Hideo Gunji, Toshihiro Isomi |
| Composer | Yasuhiro Kasamatsu, Osamu Takizawa |
| Sound | Yasuhiro Kasamatsu, Osamu Takizawa |
Release dates
Premiere
Country
South Korea
Date
Sep 26, 1998
Certification
12
Note
Pusan International Film Festival
Limited release
Country
Italy
Date
Jun 29, 2026
Note
Rassegna "Riflessi dell'invisibile"
Theatrical release
Country
Japan
Date
Apr 17, 1999
Country
United States
Date
May 12, 1999
Certification
NR
Country
Netherlands
Date
Sep 16, 1999
Certification
AL
Country
France
Date
Nov 17, 1999
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Country
South Korea
Date
Dec 08, 2001
Certification
ALL
Physical media
Country
Netherlands
Date
May 24, 2004
Certification
AL
Note
DVD
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