After the abrupt dissolution of his Tokyo orchestra, the unsuccessful young cellist, Daigo, finds himself jobless and with a heavy financial debt on his shoulders. To start afresh, Daigo and his supportive wife, Mika, decide to return to his rural hometown of Yamagata in northern Japan, to settle in his childhood home, while searching for a new job–any job. Back to square one, an unexpected employment ad for what sounds like a job in a travel agency will seem like a promising offer; however, an unlucky misprint will soon reveal that this job refers to a mortician instead. Little by little, as the fresh apprentice plunges deep into an unknown world of ceremonial funeral preparation often viewed with disgust and disdain, Daigo’s little secret will threaten everything he has worked for. But what if this is his true calling in life?
参考翻译：
东京交响乐团突然解散后，这位不成功的年轻大提琴手大哥发现自己失业了，肩上背负着沉重的经济债务。为了重新开始，Daigo和他支持他的妻子Mika决定回到他位于日本北部的农村老家山形，在童年的家中定居，同时寻找一份新工作——任何工作。回到第一步，一则听起来像是旅行社工作的意外招聘广告似乎是一个很有希望的机会；然而，一个不幸的印刷错误很快就会揭示，这项工作是指殡仪馆。一点一点地，随着这位新学徒深入到一个鲜为人知的仪式葬礼准备世界，人们通常对他感到厌恶和蔑视，Daigo的小秘密将威胁到他为之付出的一切。但如果这是他生命中真正的使命呢？
重点词汇释义
return to回到; 返回; 还给; 降到
settle in习惯; 适应
employment ad招聘广告
travel agency旅行社
seem like仿佛…似的
refers to查阅; 提到
