First Love
2007 · 96 min · ★ 4.8 · Romance, Drama
This is a story about coming of age, coming out and a gay marriage that is sprinkled with both love and comedy, at the centre of which is a teenager who doesn’t yet know what he wants.
Directed by Kōichi Imaizumi · Written by Kōichi Imaizumi
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