Love Letter (1953)

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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.

• Released: 1953-12-13
• Genres: Romance, Drama
• Runtime: 1h 38m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 41 votes

Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka.

Top 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

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Love Letter

• United States: stream on Criterion Channel
• Canada: stream on Criterion Channel

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