Movie

Love Letter

1953 · 98 min

A quiet, bittersweet postwar melodrama that lingers on longing and loss, moving slowly but leaving a lasting ache.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, romantic, earnest and bleak. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About: Love, grief, loneliness, memory
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 3 of 3
romanticstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
bleakstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
grief
loneliness
memory
isolation
Places: big city
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild