First Love (Hatsukoi)
Synopsis
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Directors' Fortnight - World premiere
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Midnight Madness
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Special Presentation
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam 2020
Details
- Year
- 2019
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 108 min
- Director
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Takashi Miike
- Producer
- Muneyuki Kii, Jeremy Thomas, Misako Saka
- Editor
- Akira Kamiya
- Screenwriter
- Masaru Nakamura
- Director of Photography
- Nobuyasu Kita
- Sound
- Jun Nakamura
- Composer
- Kôji Endô
- Principal cast
- Masataka Kubota, Nao Omori, Shota Sometani, Sakurako Konishi, Becky, Jun Murakami
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Japan, UK co-production
An Oriental Light and Magic (JP), Recorded Picture Company (UK), Toei Company (JP) production
Recorded Picture Company
8 Basing StreetLondon
W11 1ET
Sales Company
HanWay Films
8 Basing StreetLondon
W11 1ET
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