mortician; undertaker; person who prepares a body for burial
A professional who cleans, dresses, and places the deceased into a coffin. The term gained wider recognition through the 2008 film 'Okuribito' (おくりびと).
He works as a mortician, carefully placing the deceased into the coffin.
The film 'Okuribito' depicts the work of a mortician.
Compound of 納棺 (のうかん, 'placing in a coffin') + 師 (し, 'master' or 'specialist'). The term is relatively modern and became more widely known after the 2008 film 'Okuribito'.