---
title: 'After Life (1998)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hirokazu Koreeda'
released: '1998-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 118
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/after-life-1998'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0165078/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# After Life (1998)

1998 · 118 min · Drama, Fantasy · Japan

Original title: ワンダフルライフ

## Synopsis

After Life, known in Japan as Wonderful Life , is a 1998 Japanese film edited, written and directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda starring Arata, Erika Oda, Susumu Terajima, Sayaka Yoshino among other regarded cast members. It premiered on 11 September 1998 at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival and distributed in over 30 countries, bringing international recognition to Kore-eda's work.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hirokazu Koreeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/hirokazu-koreeda)
- **Screenplay:** [Hirokazu Koreeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/hirokazu-koreeda)
- **Editor:** [Hirokazu Koreeda](https://cinepixo.com/people/hirokazu-koreeda)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yasuhiro Kasamatsu](https://cinepixo.com/people/yasuhiro-kasamatsu)
- **Director of Photography:** [Yutaka Yamazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/yutaka-yamazaki)

## Cast

- [Arata Iura](https://cinepixo.com/people/arata-iura)
- [Sadawo Abe](https://cinepixo.com/people/sadawo-abe)
- [Kyōko Kagawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kyoko-kagawa)
- [Yūsuke Iseya](https://cinepixo.com/people/yusuke-iseya)
- [Taketoshi Naito](https://cinepixo.com/people/taketoshi-naito)
- [Susumu Terajima](https://cinepixo.com/people/susumu-terajima)
- [Kei Tani](https://cinepixo.com/people/kei-tani)
- [Kazuko Shirakawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuko-shirakawa)

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Official site: http://www.kore-eda.com/w-life/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/after-life-1998
Film facts: Wikidata (Q1139458); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.