First Love

Synopsis

Young, free and madly in love. As teenagers, the world was their oyster—but, as adults, their lives seem dimmer, like a very important piece is missing.

First Air Date: 2022-11-24

Last Air Date: 2022-11-24

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 9

Networks: Netflix

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Top Cast

Hikari Mitsushima as Yae Noguchi
Takeru Satoh as Harumichi Namiki
Rikako Yagi as Young Yae Noguchi
Taisei Kido as Young Harumichi Namiki
Kaho as Tsunemi Arikawa
Minami as Yū Namiki
Akiyoshi Nakao as Bonji Kawano
Towa Araki as Tsuzuru Kosaka
Aoi Yamada as Uta Komori
Gaku Hamada as Ōtaro Urabe

Seasons

Miniseries (2022)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: When the Lilacs Bloom (2022-11-24)

Yae drives through the streets of Sapporo as a taxi driver. Back in her rural hometown, her younger self dreams of becoming a flight attendant.
Ep. 2: Your Voice (2022-11-24)

A teenage Yae shyly plans a date with Harumichi. In the present, she receives a sweet gift from a special someone.
Ep. 3: Napolitan (2022-11-24)

Back in 2001, Yae moves to a tiny apartment in Tokyo, while Harumichi trains with the Air Defense Force. Tsuzuru can’t seem to take his mind off Uta.
Ep. 4: Space Oddity (2022-11-24)

Back in her snowy hometown as a young girl, Yae excitedly opens a package from overseas. In the present, she texts Harumichi during her lunch break.
Ep. 5: Talk in Sign Language (2022-11-24)

A teenage Harumichi invites Yae over to his house, where she meets his bubbly family. In the present, Harumichi attempts to explain himself to Tsunemi.
Ep. 6: The Sixth Sense (2022-11-24)

A young mom in her lavish home, Yae seems to be living the ideal life. At Northern Lights Building, a barely recovered Harumichi shows up for work.
Ep. 7: The Order of Dreams (2022-11-24)

Distracted, Yae misses an exit on the highway and her drunk passenger gets upset. A few years back, Harumichi prepares for his mission to Iraq.
Ep. 8: The Proust Effect on a Certain Afternoon (2022-11-24)

Back in rural Hokkaido, the two young lovebirds make a promise to each other on a snowy hilltop. In the present, Tsunemi tries on a wedding dress.
Ep. 9: Hatsukoi (2022-11-24)

Early in the morning, a teenage Yae heads to Kitami in order to take a mock exam. In the present, she fondly looks back at old memories.