Love Letter (1953 film)
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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 |
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]
Cast
[edit]- 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
[edit]Love Letter was shown in competition at the 1954 Cannes Film Festival.[4]
Awards
[edit]- 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]
References
[edit]- ^ "恋文". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "恋文(1953)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ a b "Kinuyo Tanaka—Actress, Director, Pioneer". Harvard Film Archive. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "Koibumi". Festival de Cannes. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "毎日映画コンクール 第8回（1953年）". Mainichi (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 August 2023.
- ^ "ブルーリボン賞ヒストリー". Cinema Hochi (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 7 February 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2023.
External links
[edit]- Love Letter at IMDb
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