Kaimuki's best little show in town. Our state-of-the-art digital projection theater features all leather recliner chairs; thoughtful independent, foreign, classic and contemporary films; and extensive video rental collection. Reservations recommended. Open Thursdays through Mondays 12PM to 8PM, Closed Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

LOVE LETTER
(1995-Japan)
in Japanese with English
subtitles & in widescreen
with Miho Nakayama,
Etsushi Toyokawa,
Bunjaku Han, Katsuyuki
Shinohara, Miki Sakai,
Takashi Kashiwabara.
Written and Directed by
Shunji Iwai.
12:30, 3, 5:30 & 8pm

LOVE LETTER (1995-Japan) 117m *** D: Shunji Iwai.
Miho Nakayama, Etsushi Toyokawa, Bunjaku Han,
Katsuyuki Shinohara, Miki Sakai, Takashi Kashiwabara.
After two years of mourning his loss, Hiroko (Nakayama)
still grieves from the death of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii
(Kashiwabara), from a mountain climbing accident. On a
whim, she decides to send a short letter to the address she
finds in his Otaru, Hokkaido high school yearbook,
thinking she is sending the letter to heaven. When she
receives a reply, she's astonished to find her correspondent is a woman with the exact same name as her late fiancé. Spurred by Akiba (Toyokawa), Hiroko's fiancé's
mountain climbing partner, Hiroko travels with him from
her town of Kobe to Otaru to meet the female Itsuki to find
closure. A film of exquisite cinematic poetry, LOVE LETTER
won three Japanese Academy Awards and numerous
national film awards. A rare screening. Unrated, but suitable for all ages.