When I close my eyes...
For Hiroko Watanabe, the passing of two years has not lessened the pain brought by the tragic death of her young fiancé, Itsuki Fujii in a mountain climbing accident. She longs for healing but is unable to let go of his sudden death. Fate intervenes, however, and a single letter she writes to her deceased lover as a whim, sets in motion a chain of events that allows her to discover the untold secrets of their connection.
Following a memorial ceremony for her fiancé, Hiroko looks through his old school yearbook, hoping to find something of him that she can hold onto, which will enable her to let go of the longing she has for him. She copies an address in Otaro, in northern Japan, associated with the name Itsuki Fujii and sends a short letter, asking "How are you?" and telling him "I am fine". Believing the destination to no longer exist and that it will not be delivered, she sends the letter to him 'in heaven'. Her close friend Akiba who has fallen in love with her supports her in this, hoping it will help her to let go.
To her surprise, Hiroko receives a reply and after the exchange of several letters, discovers that her correspondent is a woman with the exactly the same name as her fiancé, and that both male and female Itsuki Fujiis were classmates together in Junior High School. As their letters continue, Itsuki uncovers some hidden truths about herself, her father's death, and her relationship with the shy student with the same name.
Love Letter is a film of exquisite cinematic poetry that explores the subjectivity of memory and the idea of redemption. A very beautiful and moving love story in which two young women, having discovered the connection which binds them, are able then to redeem the past in order to regain their lives in the present.
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