When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.When exchanging letters two women discover new things about a man they knew.
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- TriviaWas the highest-grossing Japanese film in South Korea, except Japanese animation.
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Male itsuki fujii: [Checking out books from the female Itsuki in the school libray. The male Itsuki holds up five checkout cards that he has been the first to sign like a poker hand. He speaks in English] Fujii Itsuki straight flush.
- ConnectionsReferenced in It's Entertainment (2014)
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More than a love story
On the surface, this is a simple yet moving love story. However, through its twin protagonists, this film explores our relation to the past and how various parts of it may be idealised, suppressed, or distorted, in part based on our assumptions about others that usually go unstated and unchallenged. This latter point is reinforced through a subplot involving (female) Itsuki's grandfather and a past tragedy.
The film is very striking visually, in turns showing sweeping landscapes and intimately detailed portraits. Emotions are at times powerfully conveyed by a camera movement accompanied by a well chosen musical score. The limited use of a hand-held camera jarred with the serene beauty of the rest of the film, which no doubt was the intent, but I found it to be a minor distraction.
All in all, a very poetic missive delivered to us by the skilled hand of Shunji Iwai.
The film is very striking visually, in turns showing sweeping landscapes and intimately detailed portraits. Emotions are at times powerfully conveyed by a camera movement accompanied by a well chosen musical score. The limited use of a hand-held camera jarred with the serene beauty of the rest of the film, which no doubt was the intent, but I found it to be a minor distraction.
All in all, a very poetic missive delivered to us by the skilled hand of Shunji Iwai.
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- Jun 24, 2003
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- $7,854,754
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