{"product_id":"love-letter-original-release-japanese-movie-poster-1995-b2-size-51-x-73cm-n165-copy","title":"“Love Letter” \/ 「ラブレター」, Original Japanese Movie Poster 1995, B2 Size (51 × 73 cm) A298","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"93\" data-end=\"299\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eThis is an \u003cstrong data-start=\"104\" data-end=\"146\"\u003eoriginal Japanese B2 theatrical poster\u003c\/strong\u003e printed for the first release of \u003cstrong data-start=\"180\" data-end=\"205\"\u003eLove Letter \/ 「ラブレター」\u003c\/strong\u003e, Shunji Iwai’s acclaimed 1995 romantic drama starring \u003cstrong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"298\"\u003eMiho Nakayama and Etsushi Toyokawa\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"561\"\u003eOne of the defining Japanese romance films of the 1990s, Love Letter is celebrated for its delicate storytelling, snow-covered Hokkaido landscapes, poetic cinematography, and moving exploration of memory, grief, and love that survives through the written word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"582\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"563\" data-end=\"582\"\u003eFilm background\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"584\" data-end=\"804\"\u003eTwo years after the death of her fiancé, \u003cstrong data-start=\"625\" data-end=\"641\"\u003eItsuki Fujii\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hiroko Watanabe remains unable to move beyond her grief. 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Its iconic call of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1556\" data-end=\"1586\"\u003e「お元気ですか？」 \/ “How are you?”\u003c\/strong\u003e remains one of the most recognisable moments in modern Japanese romantic cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1686\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1669\" data-end=\"1686\"\u003ePoster design\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1688\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003eThe poster uses an exceptionally restrained and elegant composition dominated by a large photographic portrait of \u003cstrong data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1819\"\u003eMiho Nakayama\u003c\/strong\u003e, shown in profile with her face tilted upward.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1868\" data-end=\"2181\"\u003eShe wears a black winter coat against a softly illuminated cream background, while small snowflakes drift through the image. 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