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| Hangul | 편지 |
| Hanja | 片紙 or 便紙 |
| RR | Pyeonji |
| MR | P‘yŏnji |
| Directed by | Lee Jung-gook |
| Produced by | Kim Jin-mun |
| Written by | Lee Jung-gook Kim Mu-ryeong Cho Hwan-yoo |
| Starring | Choi Jin-sil Park Shin-yang |
| Music by | Kang Min |
| Cinematography | Park Gyeong-won |
| Editing by | Park Soon-duk |
| Studio | Art Cinema |
| Release date(s) | 22 November 1997 |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
The Letter (Hangul: 편지; RR: Pyeonji) is a 1997 South Korean film starring Choi Jin-sil and Park Shin-yang. A Thai remake, also called The Letter, was released in 2004.
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A happily-married couple see only good days ahead of them; but the husband discovers that he is dying of cancer. Heartbroken at the possibility of leaving his wife behind, he proceeds to write love letters aimed at consoling his wife.
The Letter was released in South Korea on 22 November 1997, and received a total of 724,474 admissions to make it the best selling domestic production and fourth film overall of that year. Together with The Contact it was only one of two films since 1993 to break the 600,000 admissions mark.[1]