Caught the film "First Love" from earlier this year starring Keiko Kitagawa as Yuki Makabe, a psychologist specializing in child cases, who investigates the case of a young girl Kanna Hijiriyama (Kyoko Yoshine) who out of nowhere suddenly stabbed her Father to death with a knife, with no apparent motive.
To get to the imprisoned girl, Makabe must work with the girl's lawyer Kasho Anno (Tomoya Nakamura), and we learn the two have a history, one which may impede the case and the girl's upcoming trial.
A very interesting tale which, once it starts, keeps you interested til all the hidden secrets are revealed, not only with the accused girl, but with Anno, Makabe , and her husband as well!
Along with Kitagawa, Yoshine and Nakamura, we also have Yoshino Kimura as the girl's stand-offish Mother Akina Hijiriyama, and Yosuke Kubozuka as Makabe's photographer husband Gamon...
Was surprised how quickly this movie made it to the fansubbers since it just came out in february of this year- gives me some hope that the May 2021 Mei Nagano movie "Jigoku no Hanazono" will be making its way soon!!










