Love Letter

Directed by: Shunji Iwai

Starring: Miho Nakayama
Etsushi Toyokawa
Bunjaku Han
Miki Sakai
Takashi Kashiwabara
Ranran Suzuki

<Love Letter> is the first long story movie directed by Shunji Iwai. After the release in Japan, it became the most popular Japanese movie in 1990s. A lot of critics thought it was the most important work as the new Japanese film movement.

I watched it when I was in high school, I couldn’t fully understand at that time. But I could tell it is so delicate, psychological records small changes that with the increase of age, I can start with a lot of back reliving the memory.

In this film, it shows not only kind of a distant memory, but also performs the pure flavor of first love. It certainly reflects the trail exhaustive; it is so beautiful and sweet. Even growing up, when we look back over the events of that period of time, we will also be difficult to calm down.