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First Love (15)

Hatsukoi

Dir. Takashi Miike
2019 | 108 mins | Japan, UK
Japanese with English Subtitles

SHOWING TIMES:

• Fri 28 Feb: 8.45pm 
• Sun 1 Mar: 1pm

TICKET PRICES:

• £8* – Standard
• £5* – Student / Under 25
• £5* – Screenings Before 5pm (Excluding Sunday screenings)
• £21* – 3 film tickets for £21

Prolific auteur, Takashi Miike’s most recent film proves he is at his most fun and anarchic with this genre blending, noir-tinged story exploring Tokyo’s underworld.  

Leo, a promising young boxer is on the brink of death when he meets Yuri a woman sold into prostitution. When Yuri gets caught in the crossfire during a fight over stolen drugs all hell breaks loose. Yet, love prevails and as the pair fall head-over-heels for each other Leo and Yuri take off together in a True Romance-style all-nighter that involves decapitations, shoot-outs and car chases. 

First Love is 21st-century Miike through and through.

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74