Last Letter (2018 film)

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| name = Last Letter

| image = Movie Last Letter 2018.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Last Letter poster

| native_name = {{Infobox Chinese/Chinese|child=yes|hide=no|header=none

| t =

| s = 你好,之华

| p = Ni Hao, Zhi Hua

| j =

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| director = Shunji Iwai

| producer =Peter Chan
Shunji Iwai

|writer = Shunji Iwai

| based_on = {{Based on|Last Letter|Shunji Iwai}}

| starring = Zhou Xun
Qin Hao
Zhang Zifeng

| narrator =

| music = Shunji Iwai
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| cinematography = Chigi Kanbe

| editing = Shunji Iwai

| production_companies =

| distributor = China Lion Film Distribution

| released = {{Film date|2018|11|9}}

| runtime = 115 minutes{{cite web|url=https://www.amctheatres.com/movies/last-letter-58851|title=Last Letter|website=AMC Theatres|accessdate=November 13, 2018}}

| country = China

| language = Mandarin

| budget =

| gross = $11.8 million[https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Ni-Hao-Zhi-Hua-(China)-(2018)#tab=summary Box Office Information for Last Letter.] The Numbers. Retrieved November 13, 2018.

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Last Letter ({{zh|你好,之华}}) is a 2018 Chinese romantic drama film written, directed, edited, co-produced and co-scored by Japanese filmmaker Shunji Iwai, based on his own novel, and starring Zhou Xun, Qin Hao and Zhang Zifeng. It was released on November 9, 2018.{{cite news|url=http://news.mtime.com/2018/09/19/1584407.html|title=《你好,之华》首曝预告定档11月9日|accessdate=19 September 2018}} Iwai adapted the same novel into a Japanese film, also known as Last Letter, released in 2020.{{cite news|last=Hadfield|first=James|date=16 January 2020|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2020/01/16/films/film-reviews/last-letter/|title='Last Letter': Love letter delivers sweetness and slush|work=The Japan Times|accessdate=21 July 2020}}

Synopsis

The film tells the story of a Chinese woman named Yuan Zhihua (Zhou Xun), a key figure to resolving a conflict that has lasted three generations.{{Citation needed|date=October 2020}}

Yuan Zhihua represents her deceased older sister at a middle school reunion and meets her previous lover, Yi Chuan. This sparks a series of letters involving Zhihua, Yi Chuan, her older sister, and her daughter.

Cast

Awards and nominations

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Award

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rowspan=3| 55th Golden Horse AwardsBest Leading ActressZhou Xun{{nom}}
Best Supporting ActressZhang Zifeng{{nom}}
Best Original ScreenplayShunji Iwai{{nom}}
38th Hong Kong Film AwardsBest Film from Mainland and TaiwanLast Letter{{nom}}

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