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

Yu Takahara
Librarian Yuko

Shunji Iwai
Director / Screenplay / Editor

Shin'ya Kawai
Associate Producer

Isao Yukisada
Assistant Director

Nobuyasu Kita
Assistant Director of Photography

Jun Fukumoto
Assistant Director of Photography

Shuichi Kakesu
Post Production Producer

Tsuyoshi Imai
Assistant Editor

Yayoi Otake
Assistant Editor

Chiaki Matsushita
Executive Producer
Media.








Details.
Release DateMarch 25, 1995
Original Nameラブレター
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 57m
Content RatingPG
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
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.
To commemorate the 30th anniversary of the film, a 4K remaster will be released in select theaters in Japan on 4 April 2025.
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.
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