Love Letter (1995 film)

Love Letter is a 1995 Japanese film directed by Shunji Iwai and starring Miho Nakayama. The film was shot almost entirely on the island of Hokkaid, mainly in the city of Otaru.

Fine Line Features acquired all American distribution rights of Love Letter Fine Line Features released this movie in the United States theatrically under the new title When I Close My Eyes. However, Fine Line Features has not released this movie on DVD yet.Hiroko Watanabe lives in Kobe and has lost her fianc Itsuki Fujii in a mountain climbing accident. On the day of his memorial ceremony, two years after his death, Hiroko looks through his highschool yearbook at his parents house. Mrs. Fujii explains that they used to live in Otaru, and that their old house is now replaced by a highway. Nevertheless, Hiroko records the address she sees under the name Itsuki Fujii in the yearbook, and decides to write him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply from Fujii. Unsure who sent the reply, she keeps writing and finds out it was not from her dead fianc, but from a woman also named Itsuki Fujii who went to high school with her fianc and bears a striking resemblance to Hiroko. The movie cuts back and forth between Hiroko and Female Itsuki based on the letters they send to each other. ........

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