The Letters
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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.
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Takayuki Yamada
Naotaka Takeshima
Known for
13 Assassins
The Cat Returns
Erika Sawajiri
Yumiko Shirai
Known for
1 Litre of Tears
Helter Skelter
Tetsuji Tamayama
Takashi Takeshima
Known for
The Naked Director
Jigen Daisuke
Kazue Fukiishi
Asami Nakajo
Known for
13 Assassins
One Missed Call
Hiroyuki Onoue
Yusuke Terao
Known for
Unnatural
Love Exposure
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Tadao Ogata
Known for
Cold Fish
THE DAYS
Yoji Tanaka
Kurata
Known for
Ju-on: The Grudge
Summer Wars
Jirō Shōno Director · Keigo Higashino Author Naoki Sato Composer
First release November 3, 2006 · Produced in Japan · Production AOI Pro., Mainichi Shimbun
Production
Nikkatsu Corporation
Production
AOI Pro.
Production
Mainichi Shimbun
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Stardust Pictures
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Rentrak Japan
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Tokyu Recreation
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Sony Music Entertainment
Production
GAGA Communications
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Japan
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Original title
手紙
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 3, 2006
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