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The First Catch (1980) [N/A]

Featuring:
Ako, Kai Atô, Gô Awazu

Written by:
Yûsuke Aoyagi
Yôichi Maeda
Shingo Matsubara

Directed by:
Yôichi Maeda

Release Date:
December 27, 1980

Original Title:
土佐の一本釣り

Alternate Titles:
Die Liebe eines Fischers

Genres:
Comedy

Production Companies:
Kitty Films
Shochiku

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
N/A

Runtime: 91

Overview from TheMovieDB

Based on the comic book series of the same name by Yûsuke Aoyagi.

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A graduate of junior high school joins other locals and becomes a fisherman. He has a girlfriend who is two years older than he. Typically when the fishermen return to land they go for alcohol and prostitutes and the young man not only does the same, but also tells his girlfriend he will do so. While having sex with a prostitute he covers his eyes with a towel, imagines his squeeze and also utters his girlfriend's name. This is his, and other locals', story.

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Production

Art Direction:
Shigemori Shigeta

Director:
Yoichi Maeda

Director of Photography:
Mutsuo Naganuma

Editor:
Kazuo Ôta

Executive Producer:
Haruo Kaneda
Kunio Sawamura

Lighting Technician:
Takehiko Sakuma

Original Music Composer:
Shin Kawabe

Screenplay:
Shingo Matsubara
Yoichi Maeda

Sound Mixer:
Sachio Obi

Sound Recordist:
Hideo Kobayashi

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