The Letters

How have you been? Takeshi's letter is delivered one each month to his younger brother, Naoki. Takeshi is serving a life term in prison for the crime that he had committed to save his brother. But the crime's aftereffect extends to Naoki, and, branded as a "murderer's brother," Naoki is deprived of his love, career and dream. His desperate situation gradually changes when he finds true love with Yumiko, who always stands by him. To protect the love that he has finally found, Naoki begins writing a letter to Takeshi - The touching story of a man who was powerless against his irreversible fate, but still tried to overcome it in the quest for his dream.

Grosses

Japan
$8,247,094
Domestic ()
Summary Details
Opening$1,039,191
281 theaters
Release DateNov 3, 2006
Running Time2 hr 1 min
GenresDrama
In Release59 days/8 weeks
Widest Release284 theaters
DateRankWeekend %± LW TheatersChange AvgTo DateWeekend
Nov 4-54$1,039,191-281-$3,698$1,559,7731
Nov 11-123$951,555-8.4%281-$3,386$3,681,0872
Nov 18-197$760,157-20.1%283+2$2,686$5,513,2603
Nov 25-264$636,364-16.3%284+1$2,240$7,396,8184
Dec 2-36$423,811-33.4%231-53$1,834$8,247,0945