Movie: Love Letter

Top 10 Billed Cast

Kenichi Hagiwara
萩原健一

Shoichi Takehara

Mitsuko Baisho
倍賞美津子

Kyoko Takehara

Keiko Takahashi
高橋惠子

Etsuko Tajima

Kaoru Kobayashi
小林薫

Tetsushi Kamiya

Masahiko Arima
有馬昌彦

Father

Isao Hashizume
橋爪功

Counselor

Tokie Hidari
左時枝

Chief Nurse

Eiichi Kudō
工藤栄一

Man in Detention

Noboru Mitani
三谷昇

Vice Principal

Noboru Nakaya
仲谷昇

Vice Director

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  • Overview

    A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukemia, his wife and child that were left behind, and the friendship that develops between his wife and his former lover.

  • Release Date

    1985-10-05

  • Average

    7.6

  • Rating:

    3.8 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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