A man and a woman realize they are separated by two years of time when they exchange letters from different years in a mailbox.
Cinematography
That seaside house in every season — pure longing in frames.
Writing
Letters as dialogue: intimate, impossible, devastating.
Score
Piano motifs that will live in your head rent-free.
Director
Lee Hyun-seung
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This film launched the 'time-crossed lovers' boom in Korean cinema and was remade as The Lake House (2006) with Keanu Reeves.
The title translates to 'The Sea' — the house name references a love that exists across impossible distance, like horizons meeting.
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