Director: Hirokazu Koreeda. Japan 1998, 119 mins, PG. Content advice
‘[His] films embrace the mystery of life, and encourage us to think about why we are here, and what makes us truly happy.’, Roger Ebert
After life, when people die, they are taken to an in-limbo space before heaven. Within three days they get the chance to choose one single happy memory of their life to take with them to live in for eternity. One single moment they will remember forever, everything else will be forgotten. And this moment is being made into a 16mm-film by a busy crew. A film about the beauty of life and the art of filmmaking.
‘Kore-eda Hirokazu’s understated masterpiece is one of the great films about death as well as filmmaking’, Slant
‘Few films about death, or about life for that matter, leave you feeling so affirmative about existence.’, Los Angeles Times