Love Letter (1995)
March 25, 1995Release Date
Love Letter (1995)
March 25, 1995Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Miho Nakayama
Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii
Etsushi Toyokawa
Shigeru Akiba
Bunjaku Han
Female Itsuki's Mother
Katsuyuki Shinohara
Female Itsuki's Grandfather
Keiichi Suzuki
Male Itsuki's Father
Tomorowo Taguchi
Female Itsuki's Father
Miki Sakai
Young Female Itsuki Fujii
Miki Sakai
Itsuki Fujii as a young girl
Takashi Kashiwabara
Young Male Itsuki Fujii
Mariko Kaga
Male Itsuki's Mother
Ken Mitsuishi
Kasu Abe
Emiko Nagata
Harumi
Ranran Suzuki
Sanae Oikawa
Sansei Shiomi
Kajioyaji
Kumi Nakamura
Hamaguchi
Hirokazu Umeda
Toshimitsu
Emiko Osada
Harumi
Kaori Oguri
Suzumi
Hiroshi Kanbe
Haruo
Toshiya Sakai
Taxi Driver
Koji Yamaguchi
Junior High School Teacher
Shifumi Yamaguchi
Kasu Abe's Wife
Hajime Yamazaki
Headmaster
Yuu Tokui
Men in the Graveyard
Sumi Mutoh
Nurse
Chika Fujimura
Librarian Haruka
Aya Kimura
Librarian Chika
Akiko Sonoda
Librarian Aya
Mie Hayashi
Librarian Yuko
Saki Ichikawa
Librarian Keiko
高原游
Librarian Yuko
Shunji Iwai
Director / Screenplay / Editor
Nobuyasu Kita
Assistant Director of Photography
Yayoi Otake
Assistant Editor
Shuichi Kakesu
Post Production Producer
Shin'ya Kawai
Associate Producer
Tsuyoshi Imai
Assistant Editor
Shuji Abe
Executive Producer
Jun Fukumoto
Assistant Director of Photography
Chiaki Matsushita
Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 25, 1995
Original Nameラブレター
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingPG
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Love Letter is a 1995 Japanese romantic film written, directed and edited by Shunji Iwai in his debut feature film and starring Miho Nakayama. The majority of the film was shot on the island of Hokkaidō, primarily in Otaru. It achieved great success at the box office in Japan and gained popularity in other East Asian countries, particularly South Korea. Remarkably, it was one of the first Japanese films to be shown in South Korean cinemas since World War II, garnering 645,615 admissions and ranking as the tenth highest-grossing general release of the year.
Shunji Iwai collaborated with cinematographer Noboru Shinoda, resulting in a film celebrated for its evocative winter cinematography. Pop singer Miho Nakayama was cast in the dual roles of Hiroko Watanabe and Itsuki Fujii, while teenager Miki Sakai made her movie debut and won the 'Newcomer of the Year' Award at the Japanese Academy Awards for her portrayal of a young Itsuki Fujii. Etsushi Toyokawa and Takashi Kashiwabara played the main male roles as Akiba Shigeru and the male Itsuki Fujii, respectively.
The American distribution rights for the film were acquired by Fine Line Features, which released it in theaters under the new title When I Close My Eyes.