Movie: Life Back Then
Romaji: Antoki no Inochi
Japanese: アントキノイノチ
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Writer: Masashi Sada (original story), Sachiko Tanaka, Takahisa Zeze
Producer: Takashi Hirano, Atsuyuki Shimoda
Cinematographer: Atsuhiro Nabeshima
World Premiere: August 18, 2011 (Montreal World Film Festival)
Release Date: November 19, 2011
Runtime: 131 min.
Genre: Drama
Distributor: Shochiku
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Kyohei Nagashima (Masaki Okada) has shut away the world. During his high school days he was the target of bullying and experienced horrifying moments. Now as a young adult Kyohei takes a new job. He works for a company that specializes in cleaning out the homes of recently deceased individuals.
With his new job Kyohei meets co-worker Yuki (Nana Eikura). Yuki has also experienced a traumatizing event as a teen and has also shut herself away from the world. These two young people form a bond as they go through the homes of the recently departed people. They gradually open up to each other and in the process to the world. Yet, their fragile psyches may or may not be ready for such changes ...
Notes
Based on novel "Antoki no Inochi" by Masashi Sada (first published May 19, 2009 by Gentosha Inc.).
Cast
Masaki Okada as Kyohei Nagashima
Nana Eikura as Yuki Kubota
Tori Matsuzaka as Shintaro Matsui
Shingo Tsurumi as Huruta
Taizo Harada as Sasho
Rei Dan as Akane Okajima
Akira Emoto as Masashi Inoue
Keisuke Horibe as Minoru Oosawa
Yoshiko Miyazaki as Michiko
Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Nobusuke Nagashima
Shota Sometani as Nobuo Yamaki
Kanji Tsuda as Teacher Hagiwara
Additional Cast Members:
Yoriko Douguchi - Itsumi (Kyohei's mom)
Makiko Watanabe