5.5
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Love Letter in the Sand (1988)
Love Letter in the Sand (1988)
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
5.5
Overview
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.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central focus on extreme psychological states and transgressive acts, rather than societal structures or political ideologies, prevents it from aligning with a clear political agenda. It explores individual pathology without offering a political problem or solution.
The film features a cast that is traditional for its Japanese origin, without evidence of intentional race or gender swaps or explicit DEI-driven casting. The narrative does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporate strong, explicit DEI themes as central to its story.
Secondary
The film 'Love Letter in the Sand' does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Its narrative focuses on other aspects of human relationships and psychology, leading to a determination of N/A for LGBTQ+ portrayal.
Based on available information, the film 'Love Letter in the Sand (1988)' does not appear to feature identifiable transsexual characters or themes. Therefore, an evaluation of its portrayal of such elements is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This film is an original Japanese pink film from 1988, not an adaptation of existing source material with pre-established characters. Therefore, no characters have a prior canonical or historical gender to be swapped from.
This film is an original Japanese production from 1988, not an adaptation of existing material with pre-established characters. Therefore, all characters are original to this specific film, and no race swaps occurred.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
5.6
5.3
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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