Love Letter (1953 film)
1953 Japanese film
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Love Letter (恋文, Koibumi) is a 1953 Japanese drama film and the first film directed by actress Kinuyo Tanaka.[2][3] With her directing debut, Tanaka became the second female film director in Japan after Tazuko Sakane.[3] The screenplay by Keisuke Kinoshita is based on a novel by Fumio Niwa.[2]
Directed byKinuyo Tanaka
Written by
- Keisuke Kinoshita
- Fumio Niwa (novel)
Produced byIchirō Nagashima
Starring
| Love Letter | |
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| Directed by | Kinuyo Tanaka |
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| Produced by | Ichirō Nagashima |
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| Cinematography | Hiroshi Suzuki |
| Music by | Ichirō Saitō |
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| Distributed by | Shintoho |
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Running time | 98 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Cast
- Masayuki Mori as Reikichi Mayumi
- Jūzō Dosan as Hiroshi (Reikichi's brother)
- Yoshiko Kuga as Michiko Kubota
- Jūkichi Uno as Naoto Yamaji
- Kyōko Kagawa as Yasuko
- Shizue Natsukawa as Reikichi's mother
- Kinuyo Tanaka as landlady
- Chieko Seki as office lady
- Ranko Hanai as restaurant owner
- Chieko Nakakita as woman at restaurant
- Keisuke Kinoshita as photo studio owner
Release
Love Letter was shown in competition at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[4]
Awards
- 1953 Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay for Keisuke Kinoshita (for Love Letter, A Japanese Tragedy and Sincere Heart)[5]
- 1953 Blue Ribbon Award for Best Screenplay for Keisuke Kinoshita (for Love Letter, A Japanese Tragedy, Sincere Heart and Ai no sakyū)[6]
