The Letters (2003)

Original title

手紙

Directed by

Jirō Shōno

Genre

xiaoshuo

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 01m

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 15 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man must navigate his daily life and relationships after his brother commits a crime. The story follows his changing feelings as he receives letters from his brother in prison.

emotionally heavyintrospectivemelancholicslow-pacedpersonalthoughtfulbittersweetalienating

What happens

《信》是日本作家東野圭吾的長篇小說。於「每日新聞」週日版連載，並在2003年出版單行本，2005年「文藝春秋」發行文庫版。 《信》的主軸不在於找出凶手或動機，犯罪的過程更是在書籍一開頭明明白白完整的呈現給讀者，本書主軸重在描寫直貴在哥哥犯罪之後的生活歷程，與收的哥哥來信之後的心境變化。 2006年由當紅小生山田孝之飾演武島直貴在日本上映。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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