Ending Cut

A gentle, contemplative coming-of-age story that quietly explores death and vocation through small, tender everyday moments.

Starring

Mana Ashida, Ryoko Hirosue, Ryuta Sato

Overview

Sakoda Yui a cheerful and positive third year high school student, lives in a seaside town. She is the only daughter of a couple who are hairstylists and run a small hair salon. Yui has loved painting pictures since she was a child. The entrance examination for selected candidates who have been recommended to the college is just round the corner. As Yui broods over what she might be lacking, she identifies one concern. This is how Yui finds out from her father that he began a job doing the “ending cut”, which are hair cuts for the deceased who have been placed in coffins.

How it feels

Warm, melancholic and earnest. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Coming-of-age, death, family, identity

Content

No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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