9.045 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestFreelance programmer Sakagami is paralyzed in the lower half of his body and confined to a wheelchair. He sets up a company called dele.LIFE in partnership with a law firm established by his late father. At the request of clients, Sakagami works together with a freelance jack-of-all-trades Mashiba to delete all unfavorable digital records of their clients left in their computers and smartphones after they die. They are not supposed to see inside the files but when they feel something strange in the client’s death, they cannot help getting involved.
Acting
Yamada and Suda's prickly, tender chemistry carries everything.
Writing
Each death reveals a life; no cheap sentiment, all earned tears.
Direction
Clean, cold visuals that make warmth feel earned.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'digital legacy' industry is real in Japan; this series helped spark national conversations about posthumous data rights.
Director Takimoto insisted Yamada use a real wheelchair throughout filming, not camera tricks, which changed blocking for every scene.
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