Tsutomu Yamazaki credited as playing...
Ikuei Sasaki
- Ikuei Sasaki: [to Daigo, who is looking at a portrait of a woman] That's my wife. Passed away 9 years ago. All married couples are eventually separated by death... but it's tough being the one left behind. I dressed her up, and sent her away... My very first client. I've been working in this business ever since.
- Ikuei Sasaki: Oh, you... So you're not depressing.
- Daigo Kobayashi: Thank you
- Ikuei Sasaki: I knew an ad would work. Make some tea.
- Daigo Kobayashi: My resume...
- Ikuei Sasaki: Good. Sit down.
- Daigo Kobayashi: Thank you.
- Ikuei Sasaki: Will you work hard?
- Daigo Kobayashi: Uh... yes
- Ikuei Sasaki: You're hired. What's your name?
- Daigo Kobayashi: Daigo Kobayashi.
- Ikuei Sasaki: [to Yuriko] Get him some cards.
- Yuriko Kamimura: Okay.
- Daigo Kobayashi: But what about salary and stuff like that?
- Ikuei Sasaki: Oh... how about one hand to start?
- Daigo Kobayashi: One hand? 50,000 yen.
- Ikuei Sasaki: 500.
- Daigo Kobayashi: 500,000 yen?
- Ikuei Sasaki: Too low?
- Daigo Kobayashi: You pay that much?
- Ikuei Sasaki: In cash, if you want.
- Daigo Kobayashi: What does the job involve?
- Ikuei Sasaki: Well... At first, being my assistant, I guess.
- Daigo Kobayashi: Specifically...
- Ikuei Sasaki: Specifically? Casketing.
- Daigo Kobayashi: Casketing?
- Ikuei Sasaki: Putting bodies in coffins. It bloomed!
- Daigo Kobayashi: You mean dead bodies?
- Ikuei Sasaki: That's really funny.
- Daigo Kobayashi: Uh, no, I mean... The ad said departures, so I thought it meant a travel agency.
- Ikuei Sasaki: That's a misprint. It's not departures, it's the departed.
- Daigo Kobayashi: The departed.
- Ikuei Sasaki: NK stands for nokan, casketing. Anyway, fate brought you here. Give it a try, Quit if you don't like it. Today's pay.
- Daigo Kobayashi: No, I couldn't.
- Ikuei Sasaki: It's fine.
- Daigo Kobayashi: No, no.
- Ikuei Sasaki: This is done in such a way that the family does not see. The anus must sometimes be blocked. The cotton wool is rolled, and pressed deep into the anus. This prevents seepage.
