

Love Letter
1953-12-13 · 98 min · ★ 7.2
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.
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- Directors
- Kinuyo Tanaka
- Production companies
- Shintoho Company
- Countries
- Japan
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Masayuki MoriReikichi Mayumi
Yoshiko KugaMichiko Kubota
Shizue NatsukawaReikichi's mother
Jūkichi UnoNaoto Yamaji
Chieko SekiOffice lady
Kyōko Anzai
Kikuko Hanaoka
Shigeru OguraHiroshi
Naoko Kubo
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