Love Letter
Seen it?1953 | 98 min | Romance, Drama
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With almost no lasting buzz and soft box office, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for romantics.
- The mood
- Warm and romantic.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 38 min.
- What might put you off
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1953: an older pace and style.
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka
- Masayuki MoriReikichi Mayumi
- Yoshiko KugaMichiko Kubota
- Shizue NatsukawaReikichi's mother
- Jūkichi UnoNaoto Yamaji
- Chieko SekiOffice lady
- Kyōko Anzai
- Jûzô DôsanHiroshi
- Yumi Takano
- Kikuko Hanaoka
- Harumi Kashima