Genres: Horror
Rating: K18 (eng)
Release Date: 15.8.2020
Length: 1h 48min
Distributor: *
First Love
HATSUKOI * JAPAN 2019 * 108 MIN * K18 * ENGLISH SUBTITLES
“A delirious gangland thriller that takes place (mostly) over one very eventful night in Tokyo. With its lovers-on-the-run formula, the movie carries echoes of Detour and True Romance, though screenwriter Masa Nakamura offers a nifty twist. For the first half of the action, his heroes aren’t even aware they’re running from anyone. —- First Love is as wild and unpredictable as any of the Japanese genre stylist [Takashi Miike]’s recent work, its betrayals and reversals playing out with an almost farcical rhythm between disturbing visions, vivid fight choreography, manic shootouts (and sword fights) and the odd car chase. —- It’s a blast.” – Norman Wilner / NOW Toronto
DIRECTED BY: TAKASHI MIIKE
CAST: MASATAKA KUBOTA, NAO OMORI, SHOTA SOMETANI, SAKURAKO KONISHI, BECKY, JUN MURAKAMI, SANSEI SHIOMI, SEIYO UCHINO