Love Letter
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.
Critics Sentiment
Students find Itsuki's sketch in library book
Hiroko and female Itsuki begin correspondence
The film rises dramatically from its slow middle section to the emotionally devastating discovery of the sketch in the library book.
Love Letter builds slowly from its memorial opening through a deliberately paced correspondence section that some found initially boring. The film gains tremendous emotional power through its high school flashbacks and reaches transcendent heights with its poetic ending sequence. Reviewers consistently praised its pure portrayal of unspoken love and beautiful restraint.
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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
Taxi Driver
Koji Yamaguchi
Junior High School Teacher
Shifumi Yamaguchi
Kasu Abe's Wife
Crew
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