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 =
}}
| 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.
}}
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
- Zhou Xun as Yuan Zhihua
- Zhang Zifeng as young Yuan Zhihua
- Qin Hao as Yin Chuan
- Bian Tianyang as young Yin Chuan
- Du Jiang as Zhou Wentao
- Zhang Zifeng as Zhou Saran
- Deng Enxi as young Yuan Zhinan / Yuan Mumu
- Hu Changlin as Yuan Chenchen
- Wu Yanshu as Chen Guizhi
- Tan Zhuo as Ji Hong
- Hu Ge as Zhang Chao
Awards and nominations
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Award
! Category ! Recipients ! Result | |||
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rowspan=3| 55th Golden Horse Awards | Best Leading Actress | Zhou Xun | {{nom}} |
Best Supporting Actress | Zhang Zifeng | {{nom}} | |
Best Original Screenplay | Shunji Iwai | {{nom}} | |
38th Hong Kong Film Awards | Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan | Last Letter | {{nom}} |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|9078374|Last Letter}}
{{Shunji Iwai}}
Category:Japanese romantic drama films
Category:2018 romantic drama films
Category:Films set in Shanghai
Category:Films shot in Shanghai
Category:Chinese romantic drama films