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Love Letter

恋文 (Koibumi)

Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka (田中絹代)

1953•98 min
Where to watch
Genre
Romance
Topic
Love & Desire
Mood
Lingering
Language
Japanese
Featured in
Pioneers

Synopsis

Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko.

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Selected Awards

Winner

Mainichi Film Awards

Best Screenplay (1953)

Nominee

Cannes Film Festival

Palme d'Or (Main Competition) (1954)

Footnote

  1. First

    Kinuyo Tanaka's directorial debut made her the first woman to sustain a directing career in mainstream postwar Japanese cinema, following wartime director Tazuko Sakane

Main Cast

Masayuki MoriMasayuki MoriReikichi Mayumi
Yoshiko KugaYoshiko KugaMichiko Kubota
Shizue NatsukawaShizue NatsukawaReikichi's mother
Jūkichi UnoJūkichi UnoNaoto Yamaji
Chieko SekiChieko SekiOffice lady
Kyōko AnzaiKyōko Anzai
JDJûzô DôsanHiroshi
YTYumi Takano

Director

Kinuyo Tanaka田中絹代RegionEast AsiaIn archive4 filmsHeritageJapanMore→

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