Unlucky Daigo has lost his job as a cellist and returns home to picturesque northern Japan with his wife. While looking for a new job, he discovers the advertisement of a company specializing in "travel". The eccentric boss Sasaki hires him on the spot. Daigo can hardly believe his luck when Sasaki reveals to him the true nature of his business: he is to prepare the deceased for the "Last Journey" according to an ancient ritual ...