1995 · 117 min · PG

Love Letter

Name: Love Letter
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1995
Duration: 117 min
Cast: Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Miki Sakai, Takashi Kashiwabara, Bunjaku Han

Directed by Shunji Iwai · Drama, Romance

Love Letter (1995) is a Drama film, directed by Shunji Iwai set in Kobe and Otaru during the 1990s, in winter. It runs 117 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of grief & loss, memory & nostalgia, and love & longing run throughout.

Composer

REIMY

Cinematography

Noboru Shinoda

Cast

Miho NakayamaEtsushi ToyokawaMiki SakaiTakashi KashiwabaraBunjaku HanKatsuyuki ShinoharaMariko KagaKeiichi Suzuki

The world of this film

Setting

Where

KobeOtaru

Setting

Urban

When

1990s

Season

Winter

Premise & themes

Themes

Grief & Loss Memory & Nostalgia Love & Longing

Tone

MelancholicRomanticNostalgic

Shape

Protagonist

Two HanderFemale Led

Pacing

Slow Burn

Based on

Pure Fiction

1988
Grave of the Fireflies
Kobe — 1940s
Urbandir. Isao Takahata

Love Letter

The world of this film

Setting

Premise & themes

Shape

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