7.8 / 10(280 votes)IMDbPG19951h 57mJapan

Love Letter

“Lost love lives on.”

Topics:#letter #love letter #grief #snow #nostalgic #correspondence #kobe japan #hokkaido, japan #childhood memory #pure love #kobe, hyōgo, japan #hyōgo, japan

Synopsis

Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.

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Miho Nakayama

Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii

Etsushi Toyokawa

Shigeru Akiba

Miki Sakai

Young Female Itsuki Fujii

Takashi Kashiwabara

Young Male Itsuki Fujii

Bunjaku Han

Female Itsuki's Mother

Katsuyuki Shinohara

Female Itsuki's Grandfather

Mariko Kaga

Male Itsuki's Mother

Keiichi Suzuki

Male Itsuki's Father

Tomorowo Taguchi

Female Itsuki's Father

Ken Mitsuishi

Kasu Abe

Ranran Suzuki

Sanae Oikawa

Sansei Shiomi

Kajioyaji

Kumi Nakamura

Hamaguchi

Hirokazu Umeda

Toshimitsu

Emiko Osada

Harumi

Kaori Oguri

Suzumi

Hiroshi Kanbe

Haruo

Toshiya Sakai

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Release History & Theatrical Window

World Premiere

Toronto International Film Festival

Festival / Special Debut

Theatrical Premiere

June 12, 1998

Wide Cinema Exhibition

Key Information & Fast Facts

Director: Shunji Iwai
Screenplay & Story: Shunji Iwai
Original Score: REIMY
Original Title: Love Letter
Country of Origin: Japan
Spoken Languages: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 57m
Production Studios: Fuji Television Network, Herald Ace

Creative Leadership & Key Crew

Director

Shunji Iwai

Screenplay & Story

Shunji Iwai

Original Score & Music

REIMY

Director of Photography

Noboru Shinoda

Film Editing

Shunji Iwai

Producers

Shuji Abe, Chiaki Matsushita, Jirō Komaki, Masahiko Nagasawa, Tomoki Ikeda

Department Leadership Roster

Shunji Iwai

Director

REIMY

Original Music Composer

Shunji Iwai

Screenplay

Jirō Komaki

Producer

Masahiko Nagasawa

Producer

Shunji Iwai

Editor

Terumi Hosoishi

Production Design

Noboru Shinoda

Director of Photography

Tomoki Ikeda

Producer

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PG: Parental Guidance Suggested — May contain mild violence or suggestive material.

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United States (MPAA)PG

Parental Guidance Suggested — May contain mild violence or suggestive material.

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