あらすじ

リンコには三年間同棲している、大学院生のイサムという恋人がいる。 だが、二人の関係はすでに良好とは言えず、ついに別れることになり、それぞれ新しい生活を送る決意をした。はずだった。

別れを決意してからの「友達以上恋人未満」の気楽な関係は、リンコにとって想像以上に心地良く、一時期の不仲が嘘のように二人の仲は回復していった。そして生活の変化はダラダラと保留されたまま、同棲生活はいまだに続いていた。そんな日々の中で、リンコは自分の中にまだイサムの事を「好き」という気持ちが残っている事に気付いてしまう。

だがそんな矢先、イサムが後輩の女の子に好意を寄せられている事が発覚する。そして、イサムもその子に気持ちが動いていると知ったリンコは、ついに決断を迫られる。

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Thursday, March 29 @ 7:00 pm

KOI TO SAYONARA TO HAWAII (94 min) (2017)
恋とさよならとハワイ
Love and Goodbye and Hawaii

Dialogue in English and Japanese, with English sub-titles

Cast: Aya Ayano, Kentaro Tamura, Momoka Ayukawa, Aoi, Risa Kameda as Tomomi, Aya Shinohara, Akari Fukunaga, Mugihei Nakata

Director: Shingo Matsumura

STORY

Rinko has been living with Isamu, a graduate student, for three years. They have decided to break up, but are still living together. Their current relationship of “more than just friends but not quite lovers” is very comfortable for Rinko, so she hasn’t moved out yet. However, Rinko has realized that she still loves Isamu… One day, Rinko finds out that a young girl who studies with Isamu has feelings for him. And it seems Isamu is also becoming attracted to her. Now, Rinko is faced with a tough decision.

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Director Shingo Matsumura

Born in 1981 in Kawagoe City, Saitama Prefecture. Creates his own independent films while working as freelance staff in filmmaking. As a student of Waseda University graduate school from 2010, he made “Striking Out in Love” for his graduation project. “Striking Out in Love” was invited to A Window on Asian Cinema section of the 18th Busan International Film Festival, and won the SKIP CITY AWARD at SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL 2013. "Love and Goodbye and Hawaii" is his second feature film.