Love Letter
1995 1h 57m movie Film Japan

Love Letter

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Synopsis

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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 also be called Itsuki Fujii.

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Drama + Romance in Japan

270 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and Romance genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Love Letter itself).

The 1994–1996 Japan Window

Love Letter holds position #27 of 143 Japan films in the 1994–1996 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

  1. Romeo and the Black Brothers
    #1

    Romeo and the Black Brothers

    ★ 8.9 · 1995
  2. Furuhata Ninzaburo
    #2

    Furuhata Ninzaburo

    ★ 8.8 · 1994
  3. Neon Genesis Evangelion
    #3

    Neon Genesis Evangelion

    ★ 8.6 · 1995
  4. Long Vacation
    #4

    Long Vacation

    ★ 8.6 · 1996
  5. Rurouni Kenshin
    #5

    Rurouni Kenshin

    ★ 8.5 · 1996
  6. Magic Knight Rayearth
    #6

    Magic Knight Rayearth

    ★ 8.5 · 1994
  7. Hell Teacher Nube
    #7

    Hell Teacher Nube

    ★ 8.4 · 1996
  8. Martian Successor Nadesico
    #8

    Martian Successor Nadesico

    ★ 8.4 · 1996

The 1990s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 1990s in Japan, 447 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Love Letter premiered alongside 59 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 59 other Japan films in 1995.

The 1001st Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).

Audience Engagement

162
Reviews
83rd
Review-volume percentile
73rd
Popularity percentile

162 audience reviews — more than 83% of Japan films in our index.

Popularity sits at the 73th percentile among Japan films.

Reception Benchmarks

7.7
TMDB Rating
162
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #913 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (80th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.8 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #384 of 1,933 (top 20%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesFuji Television Network, Herald Ace
Runtime1h 57m
Release DateMarch 25, 1995
IMDbtt0113703