A Letter from Kyoto
Feature showcase
KIM Min-ju | 2022 | Fiction | Color | DCP | 101min 52sec (E)
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. Meanwhile, something inside Hwa-ja’s heart where has been buried for decades also opens up.
DIRECTING INTENTION
If you follow the past, you may take a step forward.
FESTIVAL & AWARDS
2022 Busan International Film Festival
DIRECTOR

KIM Min-ju
2014 Catch a job, if you can
2016 Teach Me
2018 Kim Heesun
STAFF
Director KIM Min-ju
Producer BAE So-hyun
Screenwriter KIM Min-ju
Cinematographer KIM Seon-hyeong
Lighting HONG Cho-rong
Editor KIM Min-ju
Music KWUN Hyun-jeong
Art Director WOO Woll-sook
Cast HAN Seon-hwa, HAN Chae-A, CHA Mi-kyeong, SONG Ji-yyun