First Time (2012) — drama, music, romance film. Directed by Han Yan. Starring AngelaBaby, Mark Chao, Jiang Shan, Cindy Yen. This page maps 3 characters and 2 relationships between them as an interactive character network.
Interactive Features for First Time
First Time offers interactive tools beyond traditional movie databases:
Character Relationship Map
— Interactive D3-powered visualization of character connections, alliances, and conflicts. Explore how 3 characters interconnect through 2 relationship links.
A poignant tale of first love, illness, and family acceptance.
Drama, Music, Romance · 7.7/10 · 102 min · 2012
Sonq Shiqiao (Angelababy), 22, lives with her devoted mother, widowed shop owner Zheng Qing (Jiang Shan). Shiqiao, who always dreamed of being a ballet dancer, cannot exert herself physically as she suffers from form of myasthenia, a neuromuscular disease, that her father died of; the medication she takes also causes memory lapses. One day, at a charity fair, she bumps into Gong Ning (Mark Chao), a former high-school friend she always liked, and the two end up dating, despite the initial disapproval of her mother. Gong Ning dropped out of university to spend more time with a rock band he leads; also, his girlfriend, dancer Peng Wei (Cindy Yen), has dumped him because of his inability to focus his life. However, for Shiqiao, Gong Ning is the perfect partner.
