Love Letter (1953)
- Original title
- 恋文
- Directed by
- Kinuyo Tanaka
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Rated
- TP
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 30 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A man returns to post-war Japan and reconnects with a woman from his past through letters. The story explores their lingering feelings and the changes brought by time and loss.
melancholicbittersweetreflectivetenderslow-pacedpoignantintimatenostalgic
What happens
Love Letter (Japanese: 恋文, Hepburn: Koibumi) is a 1953 Japanese drama film and the first film directed by actress Kinuyo Tanaka. With her directing debut, Tanaka became the second female film director in Japan after Tazuko Sakane. The screenplay by Keisuke Kinoshita is based on a novel by Fumio Niwa. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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