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Release Year1988
Runtime1h 01m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresMystery, Drama, Horror
Votes13
DirectorHisayasu Satō
WritersShirō Yumeno
TypeFeature Film
Rating5.8 out of 10
Cast8 credited
Also Known AsLove Letter in the Sand
About Love Letter in the Sand
During a month of unusually heavy rain in Tokyo, a mystery assailant has been brutally assaulting and killing people with a metal bat. When a handsome young man with amnesia is found outside an area hospital, the nurse who discovered him begins to suspect that he may in fact be the assailant. But her own strange erotic fixations with him, and the questionable involvement of the doctor tasked with the amnesia victim, lead them all down an increasingly twisted path of deeply-rooted trauma and violence.
Directed by Hisayasu Satō, Love Letter in the Sand leans on a strong ensemble — Maya Shiraki, Yoko Fujita, Takeshi Itō — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about mystery titles of 1988.
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