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First Love 2007 (2007)

First Love 2007 poster
Original title
初戀
Directed by
Kōichi Imaizumi
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 36m
Rating
4.8 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A student named Tadashi develops feelings for his classmate Kota. After calling him a slur in confusion, Tadashi later meets a gay couple on a train and learns more about himself and love.

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What happens

Premier Amour (, Hatsu-koi) est un film japonais réalisé par Kōichi Imaizumi, sorti en 2007. Tadashi, un étudiant, est tombé amoureux de son camarade Kota. Mais un jour, confus dans ses sentiments, il le traite « tapette ». Plus tard, il rencontre dans le train un couple gay composé de Hiroki et Shinji. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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