Set over one night in Tokyo, we follow Leo, a young boxer down on his luck as he meets his ‘first love’ Monica, a callgirl and an addict but still an innocent. Little does Leo know, Monica is unwittingly caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, and the two are pursued through the night by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin sent by the Chinese Triads. All their fates interwine in spectacular Miike style, at his most anarchic and fun.
LFW19 | OFFICIAL SELECTION
Preview Screening | Friday 6 December 2019
FIRST LOVE
Directed by Takashi Miike
with Masataka Kubota, Nao Omori, Shota Sometani, Sakurako Konishi,
Becky, Jun Murakam, Sansei Shiomi, Seiyo Uchino
Synopsis
Credits
Director: Takashi Miike
Screenplay: Masaru Nakamura
Produced by: Muneyuki Kii, Misako Saka, Jeremy Thomas
Cast: Masataka Kubota, Nao Omori, Shota Sometani, Sakurako Konishi, Becky, Jun Murakam, Sansei Shiomi, Seiyo Uchino
Additional info
Country: Japan/UK
Year: 2019
Language: Japanese, with English subtitles
Length: 108 minutes