# Love Letter in the Sand (1988)

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**Original title**: *変態病棟 白衣責め*
**Runtime**: 61 min
**Genres**: Mystery, Drama, Horror
**Directed by**: Hisayasu Satō
**Written by**: Shirō Yumeno
**Starring**: Maya Shiraki, Yoko Fujita, Takeshi Itō, Masahiko Sakata, Masahiko Itoh, Shigeru Sasaki

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

Tokyo’s endless downpour. A metal bat glints under sodium lights.

Amnesiac found outside a hospital. Nurse suspects him. Doctor hesitates.

Mystery thick as the damp—like Hisayasu Satō’s erotic slasher lullabies.

**Mood tags**: dread, sexy, slow-burn

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