Popura no aki
The Letters
(c)2015”The Letters” Production Committee
- Release Date
- September, 19th, 2015
- Running Time
- 98 min
- Color
- Color
- Screening Format
- DCP
- Screening Format with Subtitles
- English (DCP)
[ Directed by ]
[ Produced by ]
[ Cast ]
- HONDA Miyu ── HOSHINO Chiaki
- NAKAMURA Tamao ── The Landlady
- OHTSUKA Nene ── HOSHINO Tsukasa
[ Staff ]
- YUMOTO Kazumi ── Original Story
- OMORI Kenichi ── Screenplay
- NAKABORI Masao (J.S.C.) ── Cinematography
- OMORI Kenichi ── Editor
[ Production Company ]
“The Letters” Production Committee
[ Distributor (Japan) ]
Asmik Ace, Synergy
[ Story ]
Drama based on Yumoto Kazumi's same-titled novel about a girl traumatized by her father's death, and her relationship with a mysterious old lady. Directed by Omori Kenichi, whose film Samurai Pirates was screened at LA EigaFest 2013 and other festivals.
Eight-year-old Chiaki (Honda Miyu), who has lost her beloved father, meets the grandmotherly landlady (Nakamura Tamao) of the Poplar apartments where she moves. Chiaki believes the landlady's claim that she can deliver letters to the deceased, and writes letters to her father…
[ Official Site ]
[ Film Festivals, Awards ]
2015 Montreal World Film Festival, Focus on World Cinema
2015 Shanghai International Film Festival, Panorama
[ Contact (International) ]
Open Sesame Co., Ltd.
#303, 1-17-6 Shintomi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0041
Rep: ABE Ritsuko
Attn: NAKANE Kaho
tel: +81 3 6228 3453
fax: +81 3 6228 3458
E-mail: ritsuko@open-sesame.jp , kaho@open-sesame.jp
