Shussebana

About this title

Oen is a young girl who is taken in by Saisenji Temple, where funerals are held for the dead. Despite her strange fate, she grows up bravely… Based on the popular work by historical novelist Kaoru Takada, this refreshing yet solemn period drama depicts an Edo-period mortician known as "Sanmai Hijiri" and the Japanese view of life and death!! (Source: Akita Shoten, machine translated)