The Inferno of First Love

Name: The Inferno of First Love
Genre: Drama
Rating: 75
Cast: Akio Takahashi, Kuniko Ishii, Minoru Yuasa, Haruo Asanu, Kazuko Fukuda

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1967

1h 48m

Drama

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The feelings between a young Japanese couple (Akio Takahashi, Kuniko Ishii) deepen as they get to know each other.

Panos Kotzathanasis

Asian Movie Pulse

https://asianmoviepulse.com/2022/03/film-review-nanami-the-inferno-of-first-love-1968-by-susumu-hani/

Rated: 7.5

Dec 26, 2022

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Pieter-Jan Van Haecke

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An extra-ordinary psychological romance narrative that dazzles the spectator with a tragic and heart-piercing experience about love’s power to spur on subjective change and overcome the inhibiting effects of trauma.

May 8, 2022

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william d

Japanese cinema jumped into the 1960s' "avant garde/artistic" movement with both feet. All the elements are here: a non-linear, meandering story that goes nowhere, innocuous dialogue, tight close ups from weird camera angles, you get the idea. I imagine that for most of the audience back in 1967 the big draw was all the topless girls. If I had seen this back then I imagine I would have felt the same way. However, this is 2023 and boobs are abundant, so don't waste your time with this one.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/23

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Susumu Hani

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Akio Takahashi

Shun

Kuniko Ishii

Nanami

Minoru Yuasa

Ankokuji

Haruo Asanu

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Kazuko Fukuda

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The feelings between a young Japanese couple (Akio Takahashi, Kuniko Ishii) deepen as they get to know each other.

Director: Susumu Hani
Producer: Satoshi Fuji, Tomoji Fujii
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Runtime: 1h 48m

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