Reunion (遺体 明日への十日間, Itai: Asu e no Tōkakan) is a Japanese film directed by Ryoichi Kimizuka, starring Toshiyuki Nishida. It premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013.
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Outline
The film is based on the non-fiction book Itai: Shinsai, Tsunami no Hate ni (遺体―震災、津波の果てに; "The Bodies at the End of the Earthquake and Tsunami") by Kota Ishii. Set in Kamaishi, Iwate, following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, a retired funeral-home employee volunteers to assist in the task of preparing bodies at a temporary morgue set up in a school gymnasium.
Cast
Toshiyuki Nishida as Aiba
Koichi Sato as a doctor
Toshirō Yanagiba as a dentist
Ryo Katsuji
Jun Kunimura
Naoto Ogata
Wakana Sakai
Shiro Sano
Ikki Sawamura
Mirai Shida
Michitaka Tsutsui
Music
The film's music was composed and arranged by Takatsugu Muramatsu. The ending theme song, "Pray for the World", was sung by Japanese singer Shanti Snyder.
Release
Theatrical run
The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival in September 2012, and was released at cinemas in Japan on 23 February 2013.