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1h 53m

First Love (2000)

Overview

This coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her boyfriend. When her mother is hospitalized with a malignant stomach ulcer, Sataka is left alone with her emotionally repressed father; whiling away the hours one day, she comes across a love letter written to her mother 24 years earlier. Deciding to track down the letter's author, Sataka eventually finds Shinichiro (Hiroyuki Sanada), an overweight slob who was abandoned by his wife years earlier and now spends his time hanging around pachinko parlors. Determined to clean him up and reintroduce him to her mother, Sataka nags Shinchiro until he finally agrees to her demands, and a gradual friendship develops between the two as Sataka drags him to the gym and a clothing store. But once Shinchiro's makeover is complete, he turns the tables on his young friend, and when the time comes for him to meet Sataka's mother, all concerned parties find themselves embarking on a new phase in their lives.
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Tetsuo Shinohara

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Cast

Rena Tanaka profile
Rena Tanaka

Satoka Aida

Mieko Harada profile
Mieko Harada

Shizue Aida

Hiroyuki Sanada profile
Hiroyuki Sanada

Shinichirô Fujiki

Mitsuru Hirata profile
Mitsuru Hirata

Yasuhito Aida

Masaki Nishina profile
Masaki Nishina

Akihito Tatara

Makoto Satō profile
Makoto Satō

Hineki Mito profile
Hineki Mito

Eriko Mikamo profile
Eriko Mikamo

Yoji Tanaka profile
Yoji Tanaka

Prep School Teacher

Airi Ando profile
Airi Ando

Samy Pop profile
Samy Pop

Man in Gym

Sachiko Hara profile
Sachiko Hara

Rena Tanaka profile
Rena Tanaka

Satoka Aida

Mieko Harada profile
Mieko Harada

Shizue Aida

Hiroyuki Sanada profile
Hiroyuki Sanada

Shinichirô Fujiki

Mitsuru Hirata profile
Mitsuru Hirata

Yasuhito Aida

Masaki Nishina profile
Masaki Nishina

Akihito Tatara

Makoto Satō profile
Makoto Satō

Hineki Mito profile
Hineki Mito

Eriko Mikamo profile
Eriko Mikamo

Yoji Tanaka profile
Yoji Tanaka

Prep School Teacher

Airi Ando profile
Airi Ando

Samy Pop profile
Samy Pop

Man in Gym

Sachiko Hara profile
Sachiko Hara

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Release Date

April 1, 2000

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$0.00

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