April 14 2022 7:30 pm |Japan | 2019 | 108m | Cert 15 | Comedy Crime Drama
One night in Tokyo, a self-confident young boxer and a call girl get caught up in a drug-smuggling plot involving organized crime, corrupt cops and a female assassin. First Love‘s blend of violence, comedy, and romance might seem disparate — but for director Takashi Miike, it’s just another wildly entertaining entry in a filmography full of them. NB Contains strong bloody violence
You’ll find yourself grinning, whether or not your head is still attached to your body.
Jonathan Romney – Film Comment Magazine