Hatsukoi Jigokuhen
| Hatsukoi Jigokuhen (Nanami, The Inferno of First Love) | |
|---|---|
 Poster to the film, Nanami, The Inferno of First Love | |
| Directed by | Susumu Hani |
| Produced by |
Tomoji Fujii Satoshi Fuji |
| Written by |
Susumu Hani Shūji Terayama |
| Starring |
Haruo Asanu Kuniko Ishii |
| Music by |
Tōru Takemitsu Akio Yashiro |
| Cinematography | Yuji Okumura |
| Edited by | Susumu Hani |
| Distributed by | Art Theatre Guild |
Release dates | May 25, 1968 |
Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Hatsukoi Jigokuhen (初恋・地獄篇) is a 1968 film directed by Susumu Hani and co-scripted by him with Shūji Terayama. It is one of Hani's best known works. In the West, it is known as Nanami, The Inferno of First Love or as Nanami, First Love. The movie focuses on the pain of emerging from adolescence. The film was nominated for the Golden Bear award at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival in 1968.[1] Many film scholars consider this work to be one of Hani's major achievements, while others judge the film to be commercial and exploitive.[2]
Cast
- Haruo Asanu - Algebra
- Kazuko Fukuda - Mrs. Otagaki, Shun's stepmother
- Kuniko Ishii - Nanami
- Ichirô Kimura - Psychiatrist
- Kazuo Kimura - Doctor
- Kôji Mitsui - Mr. Otagaki, Shun's stepfather
- Misako Miyato - Mother
- Kimiko Nakamura - Ankokuji's wife
- Akio Takahashi - Shun
- Minoru Yuasa - Ankokuji
References
- ↑ "Awards for Hatsukoi: Jigoku-hen". IMDb. Retrieved 2007-06-23.
- ↑ Desser, David (1985). "The Inferno of First Love (Hatsukoi Jigoku-Hen". In Frank N. Magill. Magill's Survey of Cinema: Foreign Language Films; Volume 3. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Salem Press. p. 1480. ISBN 0-89356-247-5.
Sources
- Buehrer, Beverley (1990). "Nanami-- The Inferno of First Love (1968) Hatsukoi jigokuhen". Japanese Films: A Filmography and Commentary, 1921-1989. Jefferson, North Carolina, and London: McFarland. pp. 195–197. ISBN 0-89950-458-2.
- Desser, David (1985). "The Inferno of First Love (Hatsukoi Jigoku-Hen)". In Frank N. Magill. Magill's Survey of Cinema: Foreign Language Films; Volume 3. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Salem Press. pp. 1480–1485. ISBN 0-89356-247-5.
External links
- IMDb entry
- Film Review by Jasper Sharp
- "初恋 地獄篇 (Hatsukoi Jigokuhen)" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- Hatsukoi Jigokuhen (Nanami, The Inferno of First Love) at AllMovie
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