Parts of Japanese director Shunji Iwai’s “Love Letter” — a film in which the death of a man brings his fiancé and his high school crush together to retrace his life — were shot there. Funamizaka is ...

It is the first independent and art film to reach 100,000 viewers this year. 'Love Letter,' directed by Shunji Iwai, tells the story of Fujii Itsuki (played by Miho Nakayama), who receives a ...

Parts of Japanese director Shunji Iwai’s “Love Letter” — a film in which the death of a man brings his fiancé and his high school crush together to retrace his life — were shot there.