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Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom
Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Genres

Documentary

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Naomi Kawase's documentary about Nishii Kazuo, a photo critic. He is the last chief editor for the Camera Mainichi magazine, rushing through his time with Araki Nobuyoshi and Moriyama Daido as provocative artists in the photograph world.

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Budget

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Revenue

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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

65 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

06 April 2002

Country

Japan

Cast

Naomi Kawase

Naomi Kawase

Self

Nishii Kazuo

Nishii Kazuo

Self

Chizuko Nishii

Chizuko Nishii

Self

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