A young cellist, Daigo, moves back to his hometown after his orchestra dissolves. His mother has recently died, and he barely grieved. The film is about Daigo’s journey as an encoffiner (ritual mortician), but the emotional spine is his absent father who abandoned him and his . As Daigo performs rituals on dead women, he sees echoes of his mother’s hands, her cooking, her waiting. The climax—when he finally touches his father’s preserved body—is actually a reunion with his mother’s love, filtered through memory.
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: This film explores a "chosen" maternal bond, where a transgender woman, , provides the nurturing care and domestic stability that a young girl's biological mother failed to give, illustrating that maternal love is a role one performs rather than just a biological fact. Summary of Themes LAST CHESTNUTS - NARAtive A young cellist, Daigo, moves back to his
It explores the "inevitable disappointment" parents feel when children grow up and drift away. The Heart: As Daigo performs rituals on dead women, he