06 Sep 2003
Zatoichi
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
Love Letter
Hiroko attends the memorial service of her fiancé, Itsuki Fujii, who died in a mountain-climbing incident. Although Itsuki's mother says that their old house is gone, Hiroko records the address listed under his name in his yearbook and sends him a letter. Surprisingly, she receives a reply, and discovers it came from his old classmate, a girl who also happens to also be called Itsuki Fujii.
Top Billed Cast
中山美穂 Hiroko Watanabe / Female Itsuki Fujii
豊川悦司 Shigeru Akiba
范文雀 Female Itsuki's Mother
篠原勝之 Female Itsuki's Grandfather
田口トモロヲ Female Itsuki's Father
酒井美紀 Young Female Itsuki Fujii
柏原崇 Young Male Itsuki Fujii
加賀まりこ Male Itsuki's Mother
光石研 Kasu Abe
鈴木蘭々 Sanae Oikawa
塩見三省 Kajioyaji
中村久美 Hamaguchi
Hirokazu Umeda Toshimitsu
Emiko Osada Harumi
小栗香織 Suzumi
神戸浩 Haruo
酒井敏也 Taxi Driver
Koji Yamaguchi Junior High School Teacher
Shifumi Yamaguchi Kasu Abe's Wife
山崎一 Headmaster
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