If you loved Love Under the Crucifix, try Love Letter

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Both films are directed by Kinuyo Tanaka, and they both carry the bittersweet, tender mood tags, and they sit in Drama / Romance territory. If that's the register that drew you to Love Under the Crucifix, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What Love Letter is

Apparently romance can be outsourced. A man writes love letters for others after WWII. His career change is a curious thing.

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