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Last Letter director Iwai Shunji on his obsession with letters
Posted : 2021-02-18 16:26
By Kwak Yeon-soo
Japanese filmmaker Iwai Shunji, who is best known among Korean cineastes for his hit 1995 melodrama Love Letter, is returning with another sentimental film that tells a story through letters. Letters have been a fixture in his films, adding an element of narrative and inducing a retro feeling that blends well with his nostalgic plots. Back in my school days, it was common to exchange letters with friends and express one s feelings through love letters. In my mid-20s, I thought that someday I would tell a tale about the beauty of written words. I wanted to portray letters as something special, not simply an element that brings back old memories, Iwai said during an online press conference with Korean reporters, Wednesday.