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The Letters (2006)

Original title: 手紙

2006-11-03 · 2h 1m · JA
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How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, and, branded as a "murderer's brother," Naoki is deprived of his love, career and dream. His desperate situation gradually changes when he finds true love with Yumiko, who always stands by him. To protect the love that he has finally found, Naoki begins writing a letter to Takeshi... The touching story of a man who was powerless against his irreversible fate, but still tried to overcome it in the quest for his dream.

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Jirō ShōnoDirector

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Takayuki YamadaTakayuki YamadaNaotaka TakeshimaErika SawajiriErika SawajiriYumiko ShiraiTetsuji TamayamaTetsuji TamayamaTakashi TakeshimaKazue FukiishiKazue FukiishiAsami NakajoHiroyuki OnoueHiroyuki OnoueYusuke TeraoMitsuru FukikoshiMitsuru FukikoshiTadao OgataYoji TanakaYoji TanakaKurata

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference686797Actor preference338826 · 21682 · 261908Country preferenceJpDecade preference2000

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What is The Letters about?

How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, and, branded as a "murderer's brother," Naoki is deprived of his love, career and dream. His desperate situation gradually changes when he finds true love with Yumiko, who always stands by him. To protect the love that he has finally found, Naoki begins writing a letter to Takeshi... The touching story of a man who was powerless against his irreversible fate, but still tried to overcome it in the quest for his dream.

How long is The Letters?

The Letters has a runtime of 121 minutes.