Character Relationship Map: First Love

Characters

• Misuzu (played by Aoi Miyazaki) — protagonist
• Kishi (played by Keisuke Koide) — supporting
• Ryo (played by Masaru Miyazaki) — supporting
• Yuka (played by Rena Komine) — supporting
• Takeshi (played by Tasuku Emoto) — supporting
• Tetsu (played by Munetaka Aoki) — supporting

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Takeshi → Yuka (Professional Theater Group Associate) — They share membership in the theater group during its collapse.

  Takeshi and Yuka are both members of the B community, which begins to dissolve amid protest violence and political unrest.

• Misuzu → Ryo (Romantic Interest) — Their growing affection becomes one of Misuzu's strongest emotional connections.

  Misuzu becomes increasingly close to Ryo, and their training and separation create an emotionally significant bond.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Tetsu → Ryo (Social Theater Group Associate) — They occupy the same marginal theater-group environment.

  Tetsu and Ryo are both associated with the B, whose members share histories of abandonment and alienation.

• Kishi → Ryo (Narrative Indirect Emotional Connection) — Kishi's actions affect Misuzu's relationship with Ryo without establishing a direct personal alliance.

  Kishi's robbery plan separates Misuzu from the fragile world she shares with Ryo, while Ryo's later apparent death deepens the consequences of that se...

• Ryo → Yuka (Social Cautious Acquaintance) — Their connection is marked by Yuka's distrust of Ryo.

  Yuka warns Misuzu that Ryo is unreliable, showing that she has enough familiarity with him to judge his behavior.

• Misuzu → Tetsu (Social Theater Group Associate) — Tetsu is part of Misuzu's emerging social environment at the theater group.

  Tetsu is identified as one of the unconventional people associated with the B, the group where Misuzu finds a place.

• Misuzu → Takeshi (Social Theater Group Associate) — They belong to the same unstable community, although the plot gives them limited direct interaction.

  Misuzu and Takeshi are both connected to the B, whose young members confront political unrest and alienation.

• Misuzu → Yuka (Social Group Acquaintance) — Yuka acts as an outspoken senior presence who gives Misuzu personal advice.

  Misuzu meets Yuka after joining the B, and Yuka directly warns her that Ryo is unreliable.

• Misuzu → Kishi (Alliance Robbery Partners) — They form a practical partnership based on trust, preparation, and shared risk.

  Kishi approaches Misuzu with a plan to rob the vehicle carrying Toshiba factory bonuses, and they prepare and execute the robbery together.

Story Analysis

A withdrawn girl finds fragile belonging, love, and a dangerous form of freedom amid political violence and social alienation.

Plot Progression

1. A Girl Outside the World — Misuzu lives withdrawn from her family after an attempted assault. She enters the B, where alienated young people give her a first sense of belonging.
2. Love and Disorder — Misuzu grows close to Ryo while Yuka questions his reliability. Ryo's arrest and release expose the volatility surrounding the theater group.
3. The Group Breaks Apart — Political unrest turns violent when riot police injure a student during a protest. Takeshi joins radical activists, Yuka recovers at home, and the B begins dissolving.
4. The Dangerous Proposal — Kishi recruits Misuzu for a robbery after arguing that direct violence cannot defeat those in power. Their motorcycle training creates intimacy while preparing them for separation.
5. Freedom and Its Cost — Misuzu and Kishi successfully rob the black car carrying 300 million yen. The aftermath brings official pressure, a death at the motorcycle shop, and news that the thief remains at large.
6. Amulets for the Lost — Misuzu receives Ryo's good-luck amulets from his mother, whose grief suggests his death. The film ends with Misuzu carrying memories of love, loss, and brief freedom.