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The Letters

6.520062h 1mMovieDrama

How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki,…

DirectorJirō Shōno
ProducersHONOKI Hiromi·Shin'ya Kawai

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Not available in United States
Streaming in 1 other country

The Letters isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Jirō Shōno

TYTakayuki Yamada
Takayuki Yamada
Naotaka Takeshima
ESErika Sawajiri
Erika Sawajiri
Yumiko Shirai
TTTetsuji Tamayama
Tetsuji Tamayama
Takashi Takeshima
KFKazue Fukiishi
Kazue Fukiishi
Asami Nakajo
HOHiroyuki Onoue
Hiroyuki Onoue
Yusuke Terao
MFMitsuru Fukikoshi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Tadao Ogata
YTYoji Tanaka
Yoji Tanaka
Kurata

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