The Letters

Directed by Jirō Shōno
2006    2h 1mDrama
6.86.5
How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, and, branded as a "murderer's brother," Naoki is deprived of his love, career and dream. His desperate situation gradually changes when he finds true love with Yumiko, who always stands by him. To protect the love that he has finally found, Naoki begins writing a letter to Takeshi - The touching story of a man who was powerless against his irreversible fate, but still tried to overcome it in the quest for his dream.

Where to Watch The Letters

  • Takayuki YamadaNaotaka Takeshima
  • Erika SawajiriYumiko Shirai
  • Tetsuji TamayamaTakashi Takeshima
  • Kazue FukiishiAsami Nakajo
  • Hiroyuki OnoueYusuke Terao
  • Mitsuru FukikoshiTadao Ogata
  • Yoji TanakaKurata
  • Jirō ShōnoDirector
  • Keigo HigashinoNovel
  • HONOKI HiromiProducer
  • Shin'ya KawaiExecutive Producer
  • Yuka HoshinoExecutive Producer
  • Tatsumi YodaExecutive Producer
  • Kazunari HashiguchiProducer
  • Yutaka TsunodaAssociate Producer
  • Shigeo MinakamiAssociate Producer
  • Teru YamazakiProduction Design
  • Kunio NakayamaCostumer
  • Masaya TakahashiAssistant Director
  • Akimasa KawashimaEditor

The Letters Trivia

The Letters was released on November 3, 2006.

The Letters was directed by Jirō Shōno.

The Letters has a runtime of 2h 1m.

The Letters was produced by HONOKI Hiromi, Kazunari Hashiguchi.

The key characters in The Letters are Naotaka Takeshima (Takayuki Yamada), Yumiko Shirai (Erika Sawajiri), Takashi Takeshima (Tetsuji Tamayama).

The Letters is a Drama film.

The Letters has an audience rating of 6.8 out of 10.

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