Hatsukoi
Synopsis
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.
Director
Japanese filmmaker Takashi Miike is one of the most notable and controversial directors working today. Although Miike is known internationally for his horror-like elements, he has worked in many different genres, often combining them in a unique and audacious way.
Nao Omori
Shota Sometani
Sakurako Konishi
Becky
Jun Murakami
Sansei Shiomi
Seiyo Uchino
screenplay
Masaru Nakamura
photography
Nobuyasu Kita
sound
Jun Nakamura
production design
Takeshi Shimizu
editing
Akira Kamiya
music
Koji Endo
production
OLM 1-18-10 2F Wakabayashi,
Setagaya-ku
154-0023 Tokyo – Japon
hana.tsuchikawa@olm.co.jp
www.olm.co.jp
coproduction
Recorded Picture Company (Royaume-Uni)
foreign sales
HanWay Films
8 Basing Street
W11 1ET Londres – Royaume-Uni
T : +44 20 7290 0750
info@hanwayfilms.com
www.hanwayfilms.com
sales
Haut et Court
8 rue des martyrs
75009 Paris – France
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info@hautetcourt.com
ww.hautetcourt.com
publicist
Bossa Nova
Michel Burstein
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C : + 33 6 07 555 888
bossanovapr@free.fr
www.bossa-nova.info



Title in Original Version : First Love
Cannes projection
May 17
11h45
Théâtre Croisette
22h30
Théâtre Croisette
May 18
19h00
Studio 13
May 19
14h00
Cinéma Le Raimu
Press release
the energy is ferocious /// Screen Daily
Miike shoots First Love with typically zippy, kinetic, brightly colored panache /// The Hollywood Reporter
frequently sublime new gangster film, a piece of work so feral and full of life /// IndieWire
un cocktail jouissif d’univers et de tonalités variées /// Cinemateaser
Takashi Miike vient d’offrir à la Quinzaine son cocktail le plus détonnant /// Chaos Reign