Love Letter

Love Letter (1981)

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Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for him and only him, yet she is constantly being lust by others.

Date of release
1981-08-07
TMDB
4.3 / 10 (10)
Runtime
1h 23m
Genres
Drama, Romance
Director
Yōichi Higashi

Casting

Interesting facts

Love Letter 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.

Background

Emori's novel documented the real life 30-year relationship between poet Mitsuharu Kaneko and Reiko Okochi, a woman 34 years his junior. It was based on Okochi's recollections.

Love Letter was meant to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Nikkatsu's Roman Porno line of films.

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