FIRST LOVE

HATSUKOI

First-Love---Poster

Sales

Hanway Films

Distribution

Haut et Court

Selected filmography

2017 Blade of the immortal

2001 Ichi the killer

1999 Audition

A young boxer crosses the path of a young prostitute who’s a drug addict. Together, they will have to confront bent cops, psychopathic yakuzas and pitiless Chinese assassins.

After three years of making TV series for 3 to 6-year-old girls (Magical × Heroine Magimajo Pures) and several commissioned films, Takashi Miike returns to fundamentals in his 103rd feature: First Love is a real declaration of love aimed at his fans by a director with a passion for movie-making. An orgasmic explosion that plays with codes and genres to redefine the yakuza film, or indeed cinema itself.

Saturday, 21 September, 6:00pm at the St Ex

Info

Country: Japan

Year: 2019

Runtime: 1hr48

Version: in Japanese, subtitled in English and French

Rating: 12+

Cast & Credits

Director: Takashi Miike

Producers: Munyeki Kll, Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka

Scenario: Masuru Nakamura

Cast: Munyeki Kii, Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka