Nanami: The Inferno of First Love

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love
Japanese film poster
Directed bySusumu Hani
Written by
Produced by
  • Tomoji Fujii
Starring
  • Kuniko Ishii
  • Akio Takahashi
CinematographyYuji Okumura
Edited bySusumu Hani
Music by
Production
companies
Distributed byArt Theatre Guild
Release date
  • 25 May 1968 (1968-05-25) (Japan)
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Running time
108 minutes[1]
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget$130,000[2]

Nanami: The Inferno of First Love (初恋・地獄篇, Hatsukoi Jigokuhen), also known as The Inferno of First Love and Nanami, First Love, is a 1968 Japanese drama film directed and written by Susumu Hani. The film competed for the Golden Bear award at the 18th Berlin International Film Festival in 1968.[3]

According to Hani, Shūji Terayama, known as an underground dramatist at the time, was approached to work on the film but considered the synopsis Hani provided already complete. At the insistence of his investor, Hani later asked Terayama to lend his name to the film for his appeal among younger audiences.[4]

  1. ^ a b "初恋・地獄篇 (Nanami: The Inferno of First Love)" (in Japanese). Kinenote. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
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  3. ^ "Awards for Hatsukoi: Jigoku-hen". IMDb. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
  4. ^ Jacoby, Alexander; Amit, Rea. "Midnight Eye interview: Susumu Hani". Midnight Eye. Retrieved 15 September 2023.