U-25 Project
HATSUKOI ― A bittersweet poem of love
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Every line of dialogue is drawn directly from Toson Shimazaki’s masterpiece, "First Love." In a café thick with tension, a woman confronts the death of her hopes. To crystallize her devotion, she sets a desperate plan in motion. This film exposes the fragility of relying on mere words we use to reach one another.
- Director
- Mayuna Imazato
- Time
- 0:03:47
- Country
- Japan
- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2025
- Cast
- Mayuna Imazato, Itta Saito
Director
Mayuna Imazato
Born 2002. An actress, writer, and director debuting with this original short film.
Cast
Mayuna Imazato, Itta Saito
Screening
Screening Venue
| Venue | Schedule | Ticket Reservation |
|---|---|---|
| MoN Takanawa: The Museum of Narratives | 2026.05.30 [Sat] 14:30-16:10 | |
| LIFORK HARAJUKU | 2026.06.07 [Sun] 12:00-13:40 |
Online Screening
| Online | schedule | Online Screening |
|---|---|---|
| Online Screening | 2026.05.25 [Mon] - 2026.06.10 [Wed] |
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Even for those familiar with Toson Shimazaki’s First Love, and those encountering it for the first time, we hope you will enjoy this short film as many times as you like. Though spoken in Japanese, it offers a paradoxical experience of both understanding and not understanding—like watching a foreign film, something both everyday and extraordinary at once. We invite you to fully immerse yourself in this playful, mind-bending cognitive experience that gently shakes perception.