The Book of the Dead (死者の書) 18 years old

A sheltered aristocratic woman in feudal Japan, bored and unfamiliar with the world outside her estate, passes the time copying a special Buddhist sutra sent by her father who has been absent on official business for years. While gazing out her window one late afternoon, the setting sun creates a vision of a holy figure in the distant mountains.

Credits

The Book of the Dead Cast

Name Character
Rie Miyazawa She was 33, now 51 years old as Iratsume of Fujiwara (voice)
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi She was 73, now 90 years old as Story Teller (voice)
Kyōko Kishida She was 76, 76 years old when she died as Narrator (voice)

The Book of the Dead Crew

Name Department
Kihachirō Kawamoto as Director. He was 81 (85) years old when He died Directing
Shinobu Origuchi as Writer. Writing
The Book of the Dead poster
The Book of the Dead (18 years)

  • Release day: Friday, July 01, 2005
  • Runtime: 70 minutes