Love Letter (1981)
- Original title
- ラブレター
- Directed by
- Yōichi Higashi
- Genre
- drama, romance
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 23m
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 10 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young woman falls in love with a married poet who is much older than her. Their relationship unfolds with emotional weight and longing.
romanticmelancholicintimateslow-pacedpoignantbittersweetemotionalpersonal
What happens
Love Letter (Japanese: ラブレター, Hepburn: Rabu reta) is a 1981 Japanese Roman Porno drama film directed by Yōichi Higashi and written by Yōzō Tanaka. The film was based on the nonfiction novel Mitsuharu Kaneko's Love Letter by Yōkō Emori, first published in May 1976 by Pep Publishing. It tells the true story of a young woman in love with a significantly older married poet. The film stars Keiko Takahashi in the lead role, in addition to Katsuo Nakamura, Mariko Kaga, Noboru Nakaya and Ken Nishida. Michi Tanaka composed the film's score. Love Letter was theatrically released by Nikkatsu on August 7, 1981, in Japan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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