In Japan, the passing of a loved one is marked by 'night watch': staying up all night with the deceased, incense burning throughout, to ensure their safe passage to the afterlife.
—The Ballad of Narayama
1983
—The Funeral
1984
—The Ballad of Narayama
1958
—Suicide Forest Village
2021
—The Ceremony
1971
—Intentions of Murder
1964
—Kisses
2008
—Rainy Dog
1997
—Café Lumière
2004
—A Ghost of a Chance
2011
—Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima
1973
—Knock on Any Door
1949
