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Last Letter

2018 · 113 min

A quiet, wistful weave of letters and memories that drifts between past and present, leaving a gentle ache of longing and loss.

Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genres
Romance, Drama
Overview
All Yuan Zhinan has left behind when she passed away is a letter and an invitation to a school reunion. Attending the reunion in lieu of her late elder sister, Zhihua accidentally runs into Yin Chuan, on whom she had a crush in her youth. As old memories are evoked, and correspondences travel through different contexts and times, Zhihua slowly uncovers the intricate story of the trio.
How it feels
Melancholic, romantic, earnest and warm. Slow-burning and needs your attention.
About
Love, memory, grief, family
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Genres
Romance, Drama
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How it feels

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Full breakdown
Tone
  • melancholicstrength 3 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 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
  • memory
  • grief
  • family
  • identity
Places
  • small town
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • nonlinear
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour1
Realism7
Romance7
Tension3
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
romance, drama
Directed by
Shunji Iwai
Written by
Shunji Iwai
Starring
Zhou Xun, Qin Hao, Du Jiang, Zhang Zifeng, Deng Enxi, Bian Tianyang, Wu Yanshu, Tan Zhuo
Cinematography
Chigi Kanbe
Runtime
113 min
Country
China, Hong Kong, Japan
Languages
Mandarin

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