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  • The First Timers (2000)
  • 122 min | Drama, Romance
The First Timers (2000)
122 min | Drama, Romance
Boku (Edward Atterton), is a foreign student in Japan, who wants to assimilate with a polite Kyoto society but finds himself rejected as a outsider. Undaunted, he volunteers to read books to a young blind woman (Honami Suzuki) and begins ...See moreBoku (Edward Atterton), is a foreign student in Japan, who wants to assimilate with a polite Kyoto society but finds himself rejected as a outsider. Undaunted, he volunteers to read books to a young blind woman (Honami Suzuki) and begins to find acceptance with the beautiful Kyoko. She chooses classic Japanese literature for their sessions until one day she has him read a translation of a French love story. He understands this to be a confession of sorts and a love affair develops. This is however challenged by cultural misunderstandings and prejudice on both sides. See less
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Director
Isao Morimoto
Writer
Isao Morimoto
Producer
Toshi Shioya
Cinematographer
Peter Borosh
Editor
Isao Morimoto
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Updated Jan 29, 2000
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Jan 29, 2000 (Japan)

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