
April Story(1998)
In spring, a girl leaves the island of Hokkaido to attend university in Tokyo. Once there, she is asked to reveal why she wanted to go there in the first place.


“Lost love lives on.”
Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.

Miho Nakayama
Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii

Etsushi Toyokawa
Shigeru Akiba

Miki Sakai
Young Female Itsuki Fujii

Takashi Kashiwabara
Young Male Itsuki Fujii

Bunjaku Han
Female Itsuki's Mother

Katsuyuki Shinohara
Female Itsuki's Grandfather

Mariko Kaga
Male Itsuki's Mother

Keiichi Suzuki
Male Itsuki's Father

Tomorowo Taguchi
Female Itsuki's Father

Ken Mitsuishi
Kasu Abe
Love Letter is a drama, romance film released in 1995 exploring themes of love letter, nostalgic. Directed by Shunji Iwai, it stars Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Miki Sakai. Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to be called Itsuki Fujii.
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