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Love Letter

  • 1995
  • PG
  • 1h 57m
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
12K
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Love Letter (1995)
When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.
Play trailer1:48
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DramaRomance

After losing her fiance in a fatal mountain-climbing incident, Hiroko was devastated. She comes across his childhood address in a school yearbook and impulsively writes to him. But what happ... Read allAfter losing her fiance in a fatal mountain-climbing incident, Hiroko was devastated. She comes across his childhood address in a school yearbook and impulsively writes to him. But what happens when she receives a reply?After losing her fiance in a fatal mountain-climbing incident, Hiroko was devastated. She comes across his childhood address in a school yearbook and impulsively writes to him. But what happens when she receives a reply?

  • Director
    • Shunji Iwai
  • Writer
    • Shunji Iwai
  • Stars
    • Miho Nakayama
    • Etsushi Toyokawa
    • Bunjaku Han
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    12K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Writer
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Stars
      • Miho Nakayama
      • Etsushi Toyokawa
      • Bunjaku Han
    • 59User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 14 wins & 3 nominations total

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    Miho Nakayama
    Miho Nakayama
    • Itsuki Fujii…
    Etsushi Toyokawa
    Etsushi Toyokawa
    • Akiba Shigeru
    Bunjaku Han
    Bunjaku Han
    • Female itsuki's mother
    Katsuyuki Shinohara
    • Female itsuki's grandfather
    Miki Sakai
    • Itsuki Fujii as a young girl
    Takashi Kashiwabara
    Takashi Kashiwabara
    • Male itsuki fujii
    Ken Mitsuishi
    • Abekasu
    Emiko Nagata
    • Harumi
    Kaori Oguri
    • Suzumi
    Naoki Gotô
    • Ootomo
    Toshiya Sakai
    • Driver
    Keiichi Suzuki
    • Male itsuki's father
    Tomorô Taguchi
    Tomorô Taguchi
    • Female itsuki's father
    Hiroshi Kanbe
    • Haruo
    Keiko Domon
    • Nurse
    Chika Fujimura
    • Girl Student at School Library
    Randy Havens
    • Inuba
    Mie Hayashi
    • Girl Student at School Library
    • Director
      • Shunji Iwai
    • Writer
      • Shunji Iwai
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    • Trivia
      Was the highest-grossing Japanese film in South Korea, except Japanese animation.
    • Quotes

      Male itsuki fujii: [Checking out books from the female Itsuki in the school libray. The male Itsuki holds up five checkout cards that he has been the first to sign like a poker hand. He speaks in English] Fujii Itsuki straight flush.

    • Connections
      Referenced in It's Entertainment (2014)
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      Girlfriend
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    User reviews59

    Featured review
    9/10

    Japanese minimalism and eccentricity

    Okay, at first view I had to admit the dialogue and the the intercourse between the people seemed rather incongruous and false, somehow very strange in terms of social relations and interrelations, but, the second time, man it's it just might be Japanese mental setting that differs from the usual Hollywood stuff, still, the Idea, I mean, I'm a Poet and appreciate this kind of playing, that s what I thought, but man, its everything but, its, just so true, and think about it sending a letter to a dead sweetheart, its sentimental but also very true in the poetic sense of the word, and the dualism, the way the persons intertwine, all this is very unwestern and refreshing, since this movie was the directors breakthrough in the west.

    And well, in the summer of 2005 I didn't understand this movie, tried to analyze it as I watched, but then at the end when the music started I cried, all thru the credits, it was purifying, a very true experience a very true movie, very touching, very poetic, and VERY Japanese.

    The best movie I've seen.
    • uunokailas
    • Oct 29, 2006
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    • Release date
      • July 10, 1998 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • When I Close My Eyes
    • Filming locations
      • Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV)
      • Nova Media
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    Box office

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    • Gross worldwide
      • $7,854,754
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 57 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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