Tomorowo Taguchi – Psychocinema

Love Letter (1995)

Iwai’s film is not one of the greatest Japanese romance narratives, but one of the greatest films of becoming able to love again.

Put this masterclass of genre-blending immediately on your to-watch list

“Miki’s narrative fails to truly engage the spectator into Soichiro’s subjective position and his trajectory.”

“An effective warning against further relying on nuclear energy alone to power the country.”

“This more cerebral comedy should, in fact, be on every Japanese cinema lover’s to-see list.”

“His most pure celebration of the very positive function cats can have in a subject’s life.”

“A subtle emotional narrative about the central question of love that bothers every neurotic subject.”