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Love Letter poster
B
Strong
MASTER SCORE 65.1 / 100
1953·Drama / Romance·1h 38m

LOVE LETTER

A sad and troubled man finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people.

Above the Line
Kinuyo Tanaka·DirectorKeisuke Kinoshita·ScreenplayFumio Niwa·Original StoryHiroshi Suzuki·Director of PhotographyIchirō Saitō·Original Music ComposerToshio Goto·Editor
Cast
Masayuki Mori·Reikichi MayumiYoshiko Kuga·Michiko KubotaShizue Natsukawa·Reikichi's motherJūkichi Uno·Naoto YamajiChieko Seki·Office ladyKyōko AnzaiJûzô Dôsan·HiroshiYumi TakanoKikuko HanaokaHarumi Kashima
Full Crew
(11 credits)
Directing· 2
Kinuyo Tanaka·DirectorTeruo Ishii·Assistant Director
Writing· 2
Keisuke Kinoshita·ScreenplayFumio Niwa·Original Story
Camera· 1
Hiroshi Suzuki·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
Toshio Goto·Editor
Sound & Music· 2
Ichirō Saitō·Original Music ComposerYûji Dôgen·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 1
Seigo Shindo·Art Direction
Production· 1
Ichiro Nagashima·Executive Producer
Other Departments· 1
Ko Fujibayashi·Lighting Technician
By the Numbers
65.1
OF 100
Master Score
7.2
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
Oscar Wins
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THE VISUAL DECONSTRUCTION

A bespoke vision agent's reading of the design language behind Love Letter's key art.

Dominant Palette
3 colors
#000000
#FFFFFF
#A9A9A9
Mood
Melancholy
Composition
Centered
Era
1990s
Visual Style
Photographic

“The image shows a white car parked in a parking space. The parking space is marked with white lines and numbers. The numbers visible are 376, 377, 378, 379, 411”

romancedrama
Key Elements
CarParking SpaceNumbers
Atmosphere
Dark
Color Mood
Neutral
Setting
Urban
Design Score
7/10
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