A Letter from Kyoto
A Letter from Kyoto

Movie·2023·1h 42m

A Letter from Kyoto

Out of sight, out of mind, but not from heart.

Country

South Korea

Language

Korean

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The Story

Original title: 교토에서 온 편지

Hwa-ja has been raising three daughters alone in Busan after her husband passed away. One day, the second daughter Hye-young comes back to Busan after having continuous setbacks in Seoul. While spending time with her mom, she accidently sees a letter written in Japanese, which triggers her curiosity. She starts to ask Hwa-ja about her past life and gets to know new stories of her mother that she had never heard of.

Producer

Joh Keun-shik, Na Kyeong-chan

Cinematography

Kim Seon-hyeong

Editor

Kim Min-ju

Themes

busan, south korea

Production House

Korean Academy of Film Arts
Pancinema

Audience Score

80%

5 votes

Skip6%
Timepass14%
Go for it36%
Perfection44%

Where to watch

Region: KR

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// cast

Cast

Han Seon-hwa

Han Seon-hwa

Hye-young

Cha Mi-kyeong

Cha Mi-kyeong

Hwa-ja

Han Chae-a

Han Chae-a

Hye-jin

Song Ji-hyun

Song Ji-hyun

Hye-joo

Go Jae-hyun

Go Jae-hyun

Gi-seop

Choi In-hwan

Police

Oh Sang-yoon

Oh Sang-yoon

Friend

// crew

Crew

Kim Min-ju

Kim Min-ju

Editor, Writer, Director

Kim Seon-hyeong

Director of Photography

Joh Keun-shik

Joh Keun-shik

Producer

Na Kyeong-chan

Producer

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