Last Letter (I) (2020) User Reviews

Distant Relatives and Distant Romance - Last Letter

[arthur_tafero · 6/10 · 22 November 2022]

This is an intriguing film for two reasons; one is the interplay between relatives who almost never see each other, and the other is the possible romance between the protagonist and a possible suitor. The first scenario is familiar to almost all of us. We all have cousins, aunts and uncles who we hardly, if ever, see. So, the audience can commiserate with that situation. However, very few of us have ever had potential mates write a letter about loving us from afar. Is the letter from a potential suitor? Or was the letter meant to be a last lamentation for the deceased? I will not reveal the ending, but it reveals a good reason why we might want to get to know some of our distant relatives a bit better.

I will stand by the plot.

[jp_cat · 9/10 · 26 December 2020]

When Ayumi(Suzu Hirose) and Soyoka(Nana Mori) look like angels or something unreal existences; the real world begins to ovelap with fantasy; and Otosaka's(Masaharu Fukuyama) mental journey begins too. It is like a timeleap but the present and the past are overlapped therefore fantasic. Then this fantasy ends with taking a picture. This sequence is marvelous!!

I think some episodes of the first half are lack necessity, though funny and heartful. But I was so moved by the latter part that I almost forgot that problems.

Camera work and beautiful scenaries are also good. I watched twice in order to see the detailes of this movie.

Beautifully Interwoven Story

[soeprijo19 · 10/10 · 17 July 2021]

Usually, a story only shows one character's point of view. This film manages to present various points of view of the characters very beautifully. Each character has the opportunity to shine and have sufficient screen time for character development. Kudos to the director, screenwriter and editor of this film! This is how a drama film should be made!