When I Close My Eyes (1995) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Returning from the memorial service of her fiance -- who's been dead for two years -- Hiroko Watanabe relives the past by thumbing through his old yearbook. Missing her fiance Itsuki Fujii, Hiroko sends him a letter to an address she finds in the book. She mysteriously gets a response, not from him,

Cast & Crew

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Shunji Iwai

Miho Nakayama

Hiroko Watanabe; Itsuki Fujii

Etsushi Toyokawa

Akiba Bunjaku Han

Itsuki'S Mother (Female Itsuki)

Katsuyuki Shinohara

Itsuki'S Grandfather (Female Itsuki)

Takashi Kashiwabara

Itsuki Fujii--As A Young Boy

Film Details

Also Known As

Love Letter, Love Letters

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Release Date

1995

Distribution Company

FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES; Fine Line Features

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 56m

Synopsis

Returning from the memorial service of her fiance -- who's been dead for two years -- Hiroko Watanabe relives the past by thumbing through his old yearbook. Missing her fiance Itsuki Fujii, Hiroko sends him a letter to an address she finds in the book. She mysteriously gets a response, not from him, but from his schoolmate, a young woman also named Itsuki Fujii. From this coincidence begins a long-distance friendship between these two women who write letters to each other, sharing memories and cherished times. In the end, some new truths are revealed about themselves and about the man they thought they knew.

Director

Shunji Iwai

Cast

Miho Nakayama

Hiroko Watanabe; Itsuki Fujii

Etsushi Toyokawa

Akiba Bunjaku Han

Itsuki'S Mother (Female Itsuki)

Katsuyuki Shinohara

Itsuki'S Grandfather (Female Itsuki)

Takashi Kashiwabara

Itsuki Fujii--As A Young Boy

Mariko Kaga

Itsuki'S Mother (Male Itsuki)

Miki Sakai

Istuki Fujii--As A Young Girl

Ken Mitsuishi

Kumi Nakamura

Hamaguchi--The Teacher

Ranran Suzuki

Emiko Osada

Kaori Oguri

Girl In Akiba'S Workshop

Teppei Wataru

Keiichi Suzuki

Itsuki'S Father (Male Itsuki)

Sansei Shiomi

Tomoroh Taguchi

Itsuki'S Father (Female Itsuki)

Crew

Suji Abe

Juichi Horiguchi

Terumi Hosoishi

Production Designer

Tomoki Ikeda

Shunji Iwai

Shunji Iwai

Takaaki Kabuto

Shinya Kawai

Associate Producer

Jiro Komaki

Koichi Murakami

Masahiko Nagasawa

Hajime Shigemura

Noboru Shinoda

Director Of Photography

Chikae Takahashi

Masato Yano

Film Details

Also Known As

Love Letter, Love Letters

MPAA Rating

Genre

Drama

Release Date

1995

Distribution Company

FINE LINE/FINE LINE FEATURES; Fine Line Features

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 56m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States 1995

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States June 12, 1998

Released in United States September 1995

Released in United States Summer July 10, 1998

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 24 - September 4, 1995.

Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 13 - March 2, 1997.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 7-16, 1995.

Feature directorial debut for Shunji Iwai.

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Released in United States 1995 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival August 24 - September 4, 1995.)

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Portland International Film Festival February 13 - March 2, 1997.)

Released in United States June 12, 1998 (New York City)

Released in United States Summer July 10, 1998

Released in United States September 1995 (Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 7-16, 1995.)

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