Directed by: Takashi Miike
Written by: Masaru Nakamura
SUMMARY
A boxer with brain cancer and a sex worker kidnapped by the Yakuza get entangled in a gang war between the Yakuza and the Chinese. While the two are the top billed characters, the real plot involves a crooked cop and a young Yakuza underling who betrays his own to try to get a cut of drug money, while blaming the Chinese. All parties have a final battle in a hardware store, with most of them dying. The boxer regains his confidence.
RATING
S
What a ride! First Love, with its innocent title, and two characters with pretty faces, lures you into thinking it's a simple drama, but in reality this is a rolicking, death romp full of twists and turns and a lot of humor. I really enjoyed the movie and it was gripping while being very funny. A wild smash of different tones and genres that actually works really well.
SUMMARY
A boxer with brain cancer and a sex worker kidnapped by the Yakuza get entangled in a gang war between the Yakuza and the Chinese. While the two are the top billed characters, the real plot involves a crooked cop and a young Yakuza underling who betrays his own to try to get a cut of drug money, while blaming the Chinese. All parties have a final battle in a hardware store, with most of them dying. The boxer regains his confidence.
RATING
S
What a ride! First Love, with its innocent title, and two characters with pretty faces, lures you into thinking it's a simple drama, but in reality this is a rolicking, death romp full of twists and turns and a lot of humor. I really enjoyed the movie and it was gripping while being very funny. A wild smash of different tones and genres that actually works really well.