Pretty good film

Rating: 8/10 (3 February 2017)

I really liked this film, despite some confusing elements and details. I liked it because I have never seen anything like this. It was on a taboo subject; death and funerals. It was really amazing to me to see the different traditions when a loved one dies in Japan, taking into account religion compared to the US. In some ways, I wish that we embraced deaths little more, and were not as uncomfortable with people dying as we are. I found that in Japan, the family is more touchy with the body, which makes more sense to me than how we are (which is hesitant) because we once loved these people! This movie makes me remember that death is just a part of life, and is okay. Like the main character, Daigo, said "What's wrong with it!? Death is just a part of life! You will die, and so will I!" I liked this part of the film because it's when his wife found out that he was an NK Agent and she was disgusted. I liked how Daigo stood up for himself and insisted that it's really not that weird, since death is so common and they are people we love. Personally, I do not frown upon morticians, death ceremony leaders, etc., because I think that it's a brave thing to do, and to frown upon this is a bit rude to the deceased. In my opinion, just because a loved one is dead doesn't mean that we should become hesitant around them during funeral ceremonies. The parts that were a bit confusing about this movie were the parts with the salmon and octopus. I thought it was a little confusing at the beginning when they were prepping the body and it came out that the person that had died was transgender. I only found this confusing because I don't think it was relevant to the movie, and since this was the very first scene, I thought maybe it would tie together in the end, but it didn't. Other than these parts, I thought the story line was really interesting and I loved the ending.