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Love Letter

1953 · 1h 38m · Romance, Drama

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.

Where to watch Love Letter

Love Letter is streaming in the US on Criterion Channel.

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Cast

• Masayuki Mori as Reikichi Mayumi
• Yoshiko Kuga as Michiko Kubota
• Shizue Natsukawa as Reikichi's mother
• Jūkichi Uno as Naoto Yamaji
• Chieko Seki as Office lady
• Kyōko Anzai
• Jûzô Dôsan as Hiroshi
• Yumi Takano
• Kikuko Hanaoka
• Harumi Kashima
• Ichiro Kodama
• Tatsuhiro Oka

Details

Director

Kinuyo Tanaka

Released

December 13, 1953

Runtime

1h 38m

Genres

Romance, Drama

Studio

Shintoho Company

Status

Released

TMDB score

6.9 / 10 from 33 votes