Last Letter (2018 film)

Last Letter
Last Letter poster
Simplified Chinese	你好，之华
Hanyu Pinyin	Ni Hao, Zhi Hua
Directed by	Shunji Iwai
Written by	Shunji Iwai
Based on	Last Letter by Shunji Iwai
Produced by	Peter Chan Shunji Iwai
Starring	Zhou Xun Qin Hao Zhang Zifeng
Cinematography	Chigi Kanbe
Edited by	Shunji Iwai
Music by	Shunji Iwai ikire
Distributed by	China Lion Film Distribution
Release date	November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)
Running time	115 minutes[1]
Country	China
Language	Mandarin
Box office	$11.8 million[2]

Last Letter (Chinese: 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.^[3] Iwai adapted the same novel into a Japanese film, also known as Last Letter, released in 2020.^[4]

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]}

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
• Qin Hao as Yin Chuan
• Du Jiang as Zhou Wentao
• Zhang Zifeng as young Yuan Zhihua / Zhou Saran
• Deng Enxi as young Yuan Zhinan / Yuan Mumu
• Bian Tianyang as young Yin Chuan
• Hu Changlin as Yuan Chenchen
• Wu Yanshu (guest appearance) as Chen Guizhi
• Tan Zhuo (guest appearance) as Ji Hong
• Hu Ge (guest appearance) as Zhang Chao

Awards and nominations

Award	Category	Recipients	Result
55th Golden Horse Awards	Best Leading Actress	Zhou Xun	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress	Zhang Zifeng	Nominated
	Best Original Screenplay	Shunji Iwai	Nominated
38th Hong Kong Film Awards	Best Film from Mainland and Taiwan	Last Letter	Nominated

References

1. "Last Letter". AMC Theatres. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
2. Box Office Information for Last Letter. The Numbers. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
3. "《你好，之华》首曝预告定档11月9日". Retrieved 19 September 2018.
4. Hadfield, James (16 January 2020). "'Last Letter': Love letter delivers sweetness and slush". The Japan Times. Retrieved 21 July 2020.

External links

• Last Letter at IMDb