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Love Letter
MEANRANK
84/100
Every rating
Mostly agreed
Lowest is AlloCiné on 72, highest is Rotten Tomatoes viewers on 96. Critics average 96, everyone else 82.
See the most agreed on films →Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.
Details
- Director
- Shunji Iwai
- Writer
- Shunji Iwai
- Studio
- Fuji Television Network, Herald Ace
- Released
- 25 March 1995
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Rated
- PG
- Awards
- 10 wins, 0 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
See all 10 →10 wins from 10 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| 19th Japan Academy Film Prize 1996 | Newcomer of the Year | Love Letter | Winner |
| Kinema Junpo 1996 | Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year | Love Letter | Winner |
| Blue Ribbon Awards 1995 | Best Actress | Miho Nakayama | Winner |
| Hochi Film Awards 1995 | Best Actress | Miho Nakayama | Winner |
| Yokohama Film Festival 1995 | Best Actor | Etsushi Toyokawa | Winner |
| Yokohama Film Festival 1995 | Best Actress | Miho Nakayama | Winner |
| Yokohama Film Festival 1995 | Best Director | Shunji Iwai | Winner |
| Yokohama Film Festival 1995 | Best New Actress | Miki Sakai | Winner |
Awards from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.
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10 awards — Love Letter
×| Best Actor | Etsushi Toyokawa | Winner |
| Best Actress | Miho Nakayama | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Noboru Shinoda | Winner |
| Best Director | Shunji Iwai | Winner |
| Best Film | Love Letter | Winner |
| Best New Actress | Miki Sakai | Winner |
| Newcomer of the Year | Love Letter | Winner |
| Best Actress | Miho Nakayama | Winner |
| Best Actress | Miho Nakayama | Winner |
| Kinema Junpo Award for Best Film of the Year | Love Letter | Winner |