Kako, a 16-year-old high school girl, goes to a mixer pretending to be 22. While there, she meets Kouta who at first has a very intimidating aura. But once he saves her from an awkward situation, she wants to know more about him as does he. That is until he finds out she isn't 22. The next day Kako runs into him again, but this time he's working as a police officer. Kako still wants to get closer to Kouta, but he isn't interested or is he?
Acting
Tao Tsuchiya's chaotic energy vs Kamenashi's deadpan restraint
Direction
Hiroki balances manga absurdity with genuine human moments
Costume
Kako's increasingly unconvincing 'adult' disguises
Director
Ryuichi Hiroki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Maki Miyoshi's manga 'P to JK,' which ran for 8 years and normalized the age-gap trope in shoujo romance.
The film walks a tightrope Japan still debates: the 'seishun' genre romanticizes youth while adult male gaze commodifies it.
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