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Dear My Love (2009)

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Original title
60歳のラブレター
Directed by
Yoshihiro Fukagawa
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 09m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

Older married couples write letters of thanks to each other, expressing feelings they rarely say out loud. The film shows how these written words deepen their connections and bring them closer.

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What happens

『60歳のラブレター』(ろくじゅっさいのラブレター)は、住友信託銀行(現・三井住友信託銀行)主催で2000年より毎年行われている、長年連れ添った夫婦が口に出しては言えない互いへの感謝の言葉を1枚のハガキにつづる応募企画。 2010年より、夫婦間に限定せず家族へ宛てた作品も可となった。 応募作品は書籍化され、映画・舞台での脚色作品も誕生した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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