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Love Letter (恋文, Koibumi) is a 1953 Japanese drama film and the first film directed by actress Kinuyo Tanaka. With her directing debut, Tanaka became the second female film director in Japan after Tazuko Sakane. The screenplay by Keisuke Kinoshita is based on a novel by Fumio Niwa.
Love Letter: Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. With Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga, Jûkichi Uno, Jûzô Dôsan. Explores the wounds of war, the limits of love and the need to forgive. A sad and troubled man, Reikichi Mayumi finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
- (517)
- Drama, Romance
- Kinuyo Tanaka
- 1953-12-13
A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
- (1.4K)
- Shintoho Company
- Kinuyo Tanaka
In conclusion, “Love Letter” is an emotional feature about post-war Japan, exposing a mindset which is fast to judge and forget the experience of surviving and getting by after the defeat. Kinuyo Tanaka aims to expose hypocrisy and emotional cruelty, making her feature debut an impressive show of talent.
Explores the wounds of war, the limits of love and the need to forgive. A sad and troubled man, Reikichi Mayumi finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.
Love Letter looks at a fascinating by-product of Japan’s WWII surrender. Firstly, it depicts young women who dated American servicemen stationed in the country. And secondly, it considers the sudden influx of in-demand American publications that occurred during that time.
Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka • 1960 • Japan Starring Machiko Kyo, Eiji Funakoshi, Yomei Ryu. Kinuyo Tanaka’s first film in both color and CinemaScope is an epic about a woman caught in the torrents of history.
