2009 台北金馬影展 Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival

有「日劇戀愛之神」美譽的名編劇北川悅吏子首執導演筒，就獲得大導演岩井俊二與名配樂小林武史跨刀監製，讓這部純愛電影來勢洶洶。北川也出人意料，一切從簡，甚至給予主角多場即興發揮的機會，讓岡田將生、北乃紀伊這對小情侶的對手戲，完全跳脫油腔滑調，而呈現出自然澄澈的高度質感，小情人之間細膩複雜的情緒擺盪，精準捕捉了獨樹一格的青春魅力，氣韻出眾。

Hiro, a senior high school student in Hokkaido, falls in love with her classmate, Shu, agonizing whether Shu feels the same way. Soon they start dating, but their happy days are interrupted by some news: she is planning to apply for a local university, but he is not. Now and forever… Halfway depicts the pure and fragile, yet so strong love story of a young couple.