Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Original title: Hatsukoi: Jigoku-hen
“What happens to innocence in the inferno of first love?”
1968 · 1 h 27 min
Cast
Akio Takahashi Kuniko Ishii Misako Miyato Tetsuo Yasuda Kazuko Fukuda Minoru Yuasa
Credits
Written by: 
Susumu Hani
Plot
A young woman, Nanami, and a teenage boy, who were abused, fall into a doomed relationship in Tokyo.
Sinekatalog’s take
Susumu Hani's Japanese drama, Hatsukoi: Jigoku-hen, with Kiyoshi Kodama and Akio Takahashi, is a raw, poetic and unsettling New Wave film.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,018 votes)
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