First Love: Hatsukoi

Details

Title: First Love 初恋
Title (romaji): First Love: Hatsukoi
Format: Renzoku web drama
Genre: Romance, Melodrama
Episodes: 9
Broadcast network: Netflix
Broadcast period: 2022-Nov-24 start
Air time: Thursday 00:00
Theme songs:
- First Love by Utada Hikaru
- Hatsukoi by Utada Hikaru
Original soundtrack: First Love: Hatsukoi OST

Synopsis

Based on Utada Hikaru's hit songs First Love & Hatsukoi, this is a story of a man and a woman who trace back their unforgettable memories of their first love over a period of 20 years.

User/Viewer Ratings

5.00

(3 votes)

Cast

Main Cast

Mitsushima Hikari as Noguchi Yae
- Yagi Rikako as young Yae
- Asada Halo as child Yae
Sato Takeru as Namiki Harumichi
- Kido Taisei as young Harumichi

Yae's Family

Araki Towa as Kosaka Tsuzuru (Yae's son)
- Iwakawa Haru as child Tsuzuru
Koizumi Kyoko as Noguchi Ikuhako (Yae's mother)
Iura Arata as Tsushima Akihiko (Yae's father)

Yae's Taxi Company

Hamada Gaku as Urabe Otaro (Yae's co-worker)
Furutachi Kanji as Nasu Tamori (Yae's co-worker)

Kosaka Family

Mukai Osamu as Kosaka Yukito (Yae's ex-husband)
Yoshida Shiori as Kosaka Mitsuka (Yukito's current wife)
Gin Pun Chou as Kosaka Kinyo (Yukito's mother)

People around Harumichi

Kaho as Arikawa Tsunemi (Harumichi's girlfriend)
Nakao Akiyoshi as Kono Bonji (Harumichi's friend)
- Wakabayashi Jiei as young Bonji

Harumichi's Family

Minami as Namiki Yu (Harumichi's younger sister)
- Nagasawa Itsuki as young Yu
Niitsu Chise as Kono Airi (Yu's daughter)
Okabe Takashi as Namiki Yorimichi (Harumichi's father)
Watanabe Makiko as Namiki Yukiyo (Harumichi's mother)

Others

Aoi Yamada (アオイヤマダ) as Komori Uta (Dancer)
Terada Minori as Okouchi Kenzo (Doctor)
Yamamoto Yoko (山本陽子) as Okouchi Mineko (Kenzo's wife)

Production Credits

Original work: Songs First Love & Hatsukoi by Utada Hikaru
Screenwriter & Director: Kanchika Yuri (寒竹ゆり)
Executive Producer: Sakamoto Kazutaka (坂本和隆)
Producer: Yao Kasumi (八尾香澄)
Music: Iwasaki Taisei

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