A mailman delivers condolence telegrams. Alter is finished. Manager chooses the Juzo. People give massages to one another, talk about sister's baby, take family snapshots, . Women in kitchen prepare food for the wake.
Men drink and smoke.
The women eventually climb up on the roof. Back to color as everyone is dressed and ready for the arrival of the priest. The deceased's brother returns with his wife. Special attention is given to the undertaker who has invented a special cremation lunch. Saito, the mistress, becomes drunk to attract Wabisuke's attention.