Love Letter

Love Letter

1985 · 108 min · ★ 7.8 · Drama

A drama depicting the conflict between a man that ran to an old lover suffering from advanced leukemia, his wife and child that were left behind, and the friendship that develops between his wife and his former lover.

Directed by Tatsumi Kumashiro · Written by Tatsumi Kumashiro

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