 Daigo finds an advertisement for a job " assisting departures " . Assuming it to be a job in a travel agency , he goes to the interview at the NK Agent office and learns from the secretary , Yuriko Kamimura ( Kimiko Yo ) , that he will be preparing bodies for cremation in a ceremony known as encoffinment . Though reluctant , Daigo is hired on the spot and receives a cash advance from his new boss , Sasaki ( Tsutomu Yamazaki ) . Daigo is furtive about his duties and hides the true nature of the job from Mika . 
