Family ·Drama · South Korea · 2023 · 1h 42m

A Letter from Kyoto

교토에서 온 편지

Director

Cast

Han Seon-hwa as Hye-young Cha Mi-kyeong as Hwa-ja Han Chae-a as Hye-jin Song Ji-hyun as Hye-joo Go Jae-hyun as Gi-seop Choi In-hwan as Police

Crew

Kim Seon-hyeong — Director of Photography Kim Min-ju — Editor Kim Min-ju — Writer Joh Keun-shik — Producer Lim Song-ju — Costume Design

Tagline

Out of sight, out of mind, but not from heart.

Synopsis

Hwa-ja has been raising three daughters alone in Busan after her husband passed away. One day, the second daughter Hye-young comes back to Busan after having continuous setbacks in Seoul. While spending time with her mom, she accidently sees a letter written in Japanese, which triggers her curiosity. She starts to ask Hwa-ja about her past life and gets to know new stories of her mother that she had never heard of.

Mood & Themes

busan, south korea

Key Collaborators

Kim Min-ju Director Kim Seon-hyeong Director of Photography Kim Min-ju Editor Kim Min-ju Writer Joh Keun-shik Producer Lim Song-ju Costume Design

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