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Love Letter

6.919531h 38mMovieRomanceDrama

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.

DirectorKinuyo Tanaka
WriterKeisuke Kinoshita
ProducerIchiro Nagashima

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Cast · Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka

MMMasayuki Mori
Masayuki Mori
Reikichi Mayumi
YKYoshiko Kuga
Yoshiko Kuga
Michiko Kubota
SNShizue Natsukawa
Shizue Natsukawa
Reikichi's mother
JUJūkichi Uno
Jūkichi Uno
Naoto Yamaji
CSChieko Seki
Chieko Seki
Office lady
KAKyōko Anzai
Kyōko Anzai
JD
Jûzô Dôsan
Hiroshi
YT
Yumi Takano
KHKikuko Hanaoka
Kikuko Hanaoka
HK
Harumi Kashima
IK
Ichiro Kodama
TO
Tatsuhiro Oka

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Love Letter — streaming FAQ

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Love Letter is streaming on Criterion Channel in United States. It's not currently on Netflix.

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