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First Love (2006)

First Love poster
Original title
初恋
Directed by
Yukinari Hanawa
Genre
teen film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 54m
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 17 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A high school girl in 1960s Japan gets caught up in student activism and becomes involved in a famous real-life heist. The film follows her first love during a turbulent era of youth rebellion.

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What happens

『初恋』(はつこい)は、中原みすずの同名小説を映画化した2006年の日本映画である。 1968年に発生した三億円強奪事件の実行犯である白バイ男は女子高生だったと設定し、学生運動が盛んであった日本の1960年代の若者の登場する青春映画であり、この女子高生の初恋を描く恋愛映画である。 主役・みすずを演じるのは宮﨑あおい。2006年6月10日より渋谷HUMAXシネマほか全国で公開された。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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