“Unemployed cellist becomes encoffinner, discovering dignity and meaning in preparing bodies for final farewells.”
Okuribito
おくりびと
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Synopsis
Unemployed cellist becomes encoffinner, discovering dignity and meaning in preparing bodies for final farewells.
Daigo Kobayashi is a cellist, but when his orchestra is dissolved he returns to his hometown in Yamagata prefecture with his wife Mika. He finds a classified ad for a company which provides assistance for "departures" and goes for an interview. The company has just two people, a female clerk and the president, and the business of the company turns out to be a preparation of deceased bodies for funerals by wiping them clean and putting makeup on them. Nonetheless, Daigo joins the company as a trainee, attracted by a good salary, and gradually realizes the value of the job of an encoffinner. (Source: JFDB, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 12 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 36m approx
- Published Feb 2008 – Jul 2008
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M76952 catalog