First Love
This coming-of-age story from Japan opens just after 17-year-old Sataka has gotten dumped by her boyfriend. When her mother is hospitalized with a malignant stomach ulcer, Sataka is left alone with her emotionally repressed father; whiling away the hours one day, she comes across a love letter written to her mother 24 years earlier. Deciding to track down the letter's author, Sataka eventually finds Shinichiro (Hiroyuki Sanada), an overweight slob who was abandoned by his wife years earlier and now spends his time hanging around pachinko parlors. Determined to clean him up and reintroduce him to her mother, Sataka nags Shinchiro until he finally agrees to her demands, and a gradual friendship develops between the two as Sataka drags him to the gym and a clothing store. But once Shinchiro's makeover is complete, he turns the tables on his young friend, and when the time comes for him to meet Sataka's mother, all concerned parties find themselves embarking on a new phase in their lives.
Cast
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Rena Tanaka
Played Satoka Aida
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Mieko Harada
Played Shizue Aida
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Hiroyuki Sanada
Played Shinichirô Fujiki
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Mitsuru Hirata
Played Yasuhito Aida
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Masaki Nishina
Played Akihito Tatara
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Makoto Satō
Played
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Hineki Mito
Played
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Eriko Mikamo
Played
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Yoji Tanaka
Played Prep School Teacher
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Airi Ando
Played
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Samy Pop
Played Man in Gym
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Sachiko Hara
Played
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Nori Horikoshi
Played Maki Iimori
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Baiken Jukkanji
Played
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Nao Kaneda
Played
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Daizen Kondo
Played
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Takeshi Mikami
Played
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Kumi Nakamura
Played
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Mari Nishino
Played
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Koji Sato
Played
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Akiko Takeuchi
Played Nurse
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Zeeko Uchiyama
Played Caller
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