Love Letter (1953 film)

Love Letter 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.

Cast

Masayuki Mori as Reikichi Mayumi
Jūzō Dosan as Hiroshi
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.

Awards

1953 Mainichi Film Award for Best Screenplay for Keisuke Kinoshita
1953 Blue Ribbon Award for Best Screenplay for Keisuke Kinoshita