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First Love

2019 • 1h 48m •
Crime Action Comedy
MOVIEVIBE Rating
★ 6.7/10
344 reviews
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First Love

One night in Tokyo, Leo, a young boxer, meets his first love, Monica, an imprisoned sex worker. Caught up in a drug-smuggling scheme, they find themselves pursued by a corrupt cop, a yakuza, his nemesis, and a female assassin.

Top Billed Cast

Masataka Kubota
Masataka Kubota
Leo Katsuragi
Nao Omori
Nao Omori
Ōtomo
Shota Sometani
Shota Sometani
Kase
Sakurako Konishi
Sakurako Konishi
Monica
Becky
Becky
Julie
Takahiro Miura
Takahiro Miura
Yasu
Mami Fujioka
Mami Fujioka
Chiachi
Yen Cheng-kuo
Yen Cheng-kuo
Wan

Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews

D Dr Nostromo Verified TMDB Critic
2026-06-20

79/100

When I sit down to watch a Miike film, I know I'm either gonna like it or hate it. This one was a blast. The Yakuza, the Chinese mobs, thieves within the ranks, a corrupt cop, all go to war over a bag of drugs with an enslaved girl, who has weird hallucinations, making her escape with a boxer, right in the middle of it. Neither the viewer, nor anyone in the film, has the slightest idea of what's really going on and the bodies are dropping like flies. This was an absolute roller coaster ride of unbridled chaos that was supremely entertaining and a joy to watch. *big smile* -- DrNostro...