Shigeshoshi(2007)

Shigeshoshi is a Japanese series following Mamiya Shinjuro, a licensed embalmer trained in the United States who works as a janitor at a Tokyo hospital. When a nurse's friend—a promising ballet soloist on the verge of marriage—dies in an accident, her fiancé discovers Mamiya's hidden expertise and asks him to restore her body to its former beauty. The request sets Shinjuro on an unexpected path, revealing why he's kept his embalming skills secret and drawing him into deeply personal stories of grief and closure. The series explores the delicate art of restoration and the profound human connections that emerge when someone chooses to honor the dead with dignity and care.