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Love Letter
Love Letter

Love Letter

Genres

Drama

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A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukemia, his wife and child that were left behind, and the friendship that develops between his wife and his former lover.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

108 mins

Rating

7.9/10

Release Date

05 October 1985

Country

Japan

Cast

Kenichi Hagiwara

Kenichi Hagiwara

Shoichi Takehara

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Kyoko Takehara

Keiko Takahashi

Keiko Takahashi

Etsuko Tajima

Kaoru Kobayashi

Kaoru Kobayashi

Tetsushi Kamiya

Masahiko Arima

Masahiko Arima

Father

Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Counselor

Tokie Hidari

Tokie Hidari

Chief Nurse

Eiichi Kudo

Eiichi Kudo

Man in Detention

Noboru Mitani

Noboru Mitani

Vice Principal

Noboru Nakaya

Noboru Nakaya

Vice Director

Motoyoshi Wada

Motoyoshi Wada

Yuu Takehara

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