Kashiwagi Kokoro is a university student. He enjoys his campus life and has begun dating Kamijo Sayo. One day, his ex-girlfriend Omori Ringo, who is the one that decided to end their relationship, visits his home and begins to live there. Kashiwagi Kokoro doesn't tell his new girlfriend Kamijo Sayo about Omori Ringo moving in with him. (Source: AsianWiki) ~~ Adapted from the manga series "Sweet Moratorium" (スイートモラトリアム) by Tama Izumi (たまいずみ).

This story begins with a protagonist whose sense of time has halted due to the grief of losing his son, now abandoned by his wife, and his sudden cohabitation with his 17-year-old niece left behind by his sister. A man who has lost love, a woman who has renounced love, and a girl who knows nothing of love... As they confront their respective pains, their journey of discovering faint sprouts of hope in hearts as parched as summer sand is depicted—a poignant yet tender masterpiece where sorrow and warmth intertwine.

Yaemori Alice is a chef with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) whose favorite phrase is “Cooking is chemistry.” She’s not good at communicating with people, but has an amazing memory, and holds a vast amount of knowledge, especially in her favorite subject, chemistry. A mysterious young man called Sakae Kousei shows up at the popular restaurant “Alice no Okate” looking for a live-in part time job, which is run by Alice’s childhood friend. Although Kousei seems abrasive and unfriendly, he is kind at heart, and though at first he is confused by Alice’s actions and words, he gradually comes to support her. Under the watchful eye of her protective father Shingo, an openly gay university professor, Alice works at her own pace and warms everyone’s hearts with delicious food. However, there is a big secret about her upbringing and her family that even she herself didn’t know about.

2022 film directed by Shinya Tamada

A film adaptation of a play of the same title by Tamada Kikaku which is led by Shinya Tamada.
When members of a student club gather at a karaoke box, events don’t unfold in predictable ways, leading to a uniquely absurd ending when dawn breaks.

芥川賞作家・又吉直樹が2017年に、別冊カドカワ特集号のために書き下ろした恋愛エッセイ「僕の好きな女の子」を、新進気鋭の劇作家・映画監督として活躍する玉田真也が長編映画化。
「理想の女性」に対する主人公の逡巡と葛藤。「恋愛関係」ではなく「恋愛感情」そのものを抽出する痛くて切ないエピソードの数々。
誰にでも思い当たる節のある、恋をする人間のみっともなさを、リアルな会話劇として鮮明に描き出す。
原作者・又吉直樹の市井の人々を肯定する優しい目線と、監督・玉田真也の空気を鮮明に切り取る緻密な脚本・演出。
世の中にに溢れる「恋愛映画」とは一味違った、非キラキラ系・青春恋愛コメディ。