First Love
This coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her boyfriend. When her mot...
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.
Genres: Romance
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.
Cast
Yoji Tanaka
Prep School Teacher
Hiroyuki Sanada
Shinichirô Fujiki
Makoto Satō
Actor
Rena Tanaka
Satoka Aida
Mitsuru Hirata
Yasuhito Aida
Baiken Jukkanji
Actor
Mari Nishino
Actor
Mieko Harada
Shizue Aida
Takeshi Mikami
Actor
Zeeko Uchiyama
Caller
Kumi Nakamura
Actor
Masaki Nishina
Akihito Tatara
Hineki Mito
Actor
Eriko Mikamo
Actor
Airi Ando
Actor
Samy Pop
Man in Gym
Sachiko Hara
Actor
Nori Horikoshi
Maki Iimori
Nao Kaneda
Actor
Daizen Kondo
Actor
Koji Sato
Actor
Akiko Takeuchi
Nurse
Masahiko Nagasawa
Writer
Tetsuo Shinohara
Director