Love Letter (1953)
Kinuyo TanakaWhere to watch in the United States: Stream: Criterion Channel. Streaming data from JustWatch via TMDB; availability changes.
Cast
Masayuki Mori 
Yoshiko Kuga 
Jūkichi Uno Jûzô Dôsan Chieko Seki 
Shizue Natsukawa
Credits
Written by: 
Keisuke Kinoshita
Plot
Five years after the end of the Second World War, Reikichi, a repatriated veteran, translates love letters for Japanese women to American GIs, while searching for his lost love, Michiko.
Sinekatalog’s take
Love Letter (1953) is a Japanese romance directed by Kinuyo Tanaka. It stars Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga and Jūkichi Uno. It runs 98 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (754 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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