The Letters
Nov 03, 2006 · 2h 1m
Director
Jirō ShōnoOverview
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.
Cast of The Letters
Crew of The Letters
Jirō ShōnoDirector
Keigo HigashinoNovel
HONOKI HiromiProducer- Kazunari HashiguchiProducer
- Shin'ya KawaiExecutive Producer
Yuka HoshinoExecutive Producer
Tatsumi YodaExecutive Producer
Naoki SatoOriginal Music Composer
Akimasa KawashimaEditor- Teru YamazakiProduction Design
- Hirohide ShidaMusic Producer
- Masaya TakahashiAssistant Director
- Taketo NiitsuLine Producer
- Kunio NakayamaCostumer
- Mineharu KitamuraSound Recordist
- Yutaka TsunodaAssociate Producer
- Shigeo MinakamiAssociate Producer
- Kenji TakeuchiStill Photographer
- Yukiko NagasakaScript
- Osamu FujiishiCamera Technician
About The Letters
What is The Letters about?
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…
When was The Letters released?
The Letters was released on November 3, 2006.
How long is The Letters?
The Letters runs 2 hours 1 minute (121 minutes).
Who directed The Letters?
The Letters was directed by Jirō Shōno.
Who is in the cast of The Letters?
The cast of The Letters includes Takayuki Yamada (Naotaka Takeshima), Erika Sawajiri (Yumiko Shirai), Tetsuji Tamayama (Takashi Takeshima), Kazue Fukiishi (Asami Nakajo) and Hiroyuki Onoue (Yusuke Terao).