Love letter ; The moon has risen / Two films by Kinyo Tanaka.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Anzai, Kyōko, 1934-2002, actor.

Kuga, Yoshiko, actor.

Mori, Masayuki, 1911-1973, actor.

Tanaka, Kinuyo, 1909-1977, film director.

Criterion Collection (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Eclipse (Criterion Collection (Firm)). Kinuyo Tanaka directs. Series 48,

Eclipse series ; 48

Language:

English

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Fathers and daughters--Drama.

Fathers and daughters.

Man-woman relationships--Drama.

Man-woman relationships.

Japan--History--Allied occupation, 1945-1952--Drama.

Japan.

Genre:

Feature films.

Fiction films.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in.

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2026]

Language Note:

Japanese dialogue; English subtitles.

System Details:

Blu-ray, region A; full screen (1.37:1); monaural sound; requires Blu-ray player.

digital

optical

mono

video file

Blu-ray

region A

Summary:

Love Letter: Explores the wounds of war, the limits of love and the need to forgive. A sad and troubled man, Reikichi Mayumi finds a new job five years after the end of WWII, where he writes love letters for other people. The Moon Has Risen: Mokichi is the widowed father of three daughters, with whom he lives on the premises of a temple since the war. All three daughters become involved in some sort of complicated relationships.

Contents:

Love letter (1953 : 98 min)

The moon has risen (1955 :102).

Participant:

Masayuki Mori, Yoshiko Kuga, Kyoko Anzai, Chishu Ryu.

Notes:

Full screen (1.37:1).

Love Letter: Based on the novel by Fumio Niwa.

Title from disc label.

Contains:

Container of: Koibumi (Motion picture)

Container of: Tsuki wa noborinu (Motion picture)

OCLC:

1584606458

Publisher Number:

19353259 Midwest Tape

ECL219BD-1 The Criterion Collection