Happy Weekend AGAIN!
I hope you are well.
This is the second of a two-part trailer post. You can find the first part here.
I haven’t done much except go to work and watch Cowboy Bebop
What else was released this weekend?
Love Mooning 
愛のまなざしを 「Ai no manazashi o」
Release Date: November 12th, 2021
Duration: 102 mins.
Director: Kunitoshi Manda
Writer: Kunitoshi Manda, Tamami Manda (Script), Ko Nakamura (Original Novel)
Starring: Toru Nakamura, Takumi Saitoh, Kiki Sugino, Yuri Nakamura, Urara Matsubayashi, Bengal, Yusuke Manda,
This is the first film in a while for Kunitoshi Manda, director of the fine Eiko Koike x Etsushi Toyokawa drama The Kiss (2007). It played at TOKYO FILMeX last year.
Synopsis: Takashi (Toru Nakamura) is a psychiatrist who runs a mental health clinic. Despite his wife Kaoru (Yuri Nakamura) being dead for six years, he is unable to move on and spends his days in deep sadness and self-medicating to control his mind. One day, Ayako Mizuno (Kiki Sugino) is admitted to his clinic as a patient. Their relationship goes beyond what is expected for a doctor and patient but Takashi cannot forget his wife which makes Ayako jealous…
Yokai Watch ♪ Keita to Orecchi no Deiai-hen da Nyan ♪ Wa, Watashi mo~ ♪♪ 
映画妖怪ウォッチ♪ ケータとオレっちの出会い編だニャン♪ワ、ワタクシも～♪♪ 「Eiga Youkai Uocchi ♪ Ke-ta to Orecchi no Deiai-hen da Nyan ♪ Wa, Watashi mo~ ♪♪」
Release Date: November 12th, 2021
Duration: 55 mins
Director: Norihiko Sutou
Writer: Akihro Hino (Screenplay), Level 5 (Original Creator)
Starring: Haruka Tomatsu (Keita Amano), Tomokazu Seki (Whisper), Etsuko Kozakura (Jibanyan),
Animation Production: OLM
No trailer
Synopsis: This is the latest Yokai Watch release and it seems to be based on the TV anime which has been airing since April 2021. A compilation film, it gets a special new part and will be shown in 4K.
SAYONARA AMERICA 
サヨナラ アメリカ 「Sayonara Amerika」
Release Date: November 12th, 2021
Duration: 83 mins.
Director: Taketoshi Sado
Writer: N/A
Starring: Haruomi Hosono, Ren Takada, Daichi Ito, Wataru Iga, Takuji Nomura,
Synopsis: A live documentary of Haruomi Hosono’s first solo concert in the U.S. in 2019, which was done in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his debut. It shows performances in New York and Los Angeles. His performances were compiled into a documentary to show what concerts were like pre-Covid-19.
kocorono 
Release Date: February 05th, 2011
Duration: 116 mins.
Director: Jun Kawaguchi
Writer: N/A
Starring: Bloodthirsty Butchers – Hideki Yoshimura, Masahiro Komatsu, Takeshi Imoriya, Hisako Tabuchi,
Synopsis: A documentary about the Hokkaido-based rock band Bloodthirsty Butchers, who formed in 1987 but split up in 2013 following the death of one of their members. They were popular both in Japan and abroad. This documentary was produced in 2010 and released in 2011. It has been digitally remastered to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the film’s release, the 35th anniversary of the band’s formation, and the 25th anniversary of the release of the album “kocorono,” which gave the film its title.
Tama no Eizou Shishuu: Nagisa no Baisekou 
たまの映像詩集 渚のバイセコー 「Tama no Eizou Shishuu: Nagisa no Baisekou」
Release Date: November 12th, 2021
Duration: 60 mins.
Director: Tetsuichiro Tsuta
Writer: Tetsuichiro Tsuta, Masaya Kawamura (Script),
Starring: Shin Miyake, Akiyoshi Enishi, Nagisa, Jimmy Onishi,
Tetsuichiro Tsuta, director of The Tale of Iya, gets back on the big screen with this film.
Synopsis: Yoshimoto Kogyo and the city of Tamano in Okayama Prefecture teamed up to create an omnibus film based on people connecting over bicycle racing and bicycles. Shin Miyake, an active cyclist who is 52 years old and one of the highest-ranked S-class riders, gets his first film role portraying a veteran cyclist battling with anxiety over changes to the sport, others feature comedians who are fascinated by bicycles they discover on a beach or a woman from Tokyo getting into a relationship with a guy from Tamano.
Frantic 
半狂乱 「Hankyouran」
Release Date: November 12th, 2021
Duration: 111 mins.
Director: Shugo Fujii
Writer: Shugo Fujii (Script),
Starring: Toshiki Kudo, Takahiro Ochi, Ayaka Yamagami, Tomoya Mochizuki, Ayumu Okumoto, Rei Yamashita,
This is based on director Fujii’s own stage play and partly on a real-life incident which he was involved with according to a review on Eastern Kicks.
Synopsis: The film takes place on the first day of a theatre company’s stage performance. There are over 200 people in the audience waiting for the show to start, however, an accident offstage leaves one of the actors in a critical condition and the performance on the verge of cancellation. This is when members of the troupe lock the doors of the theatre and threaten the audience, forcing them to watch. The film jumps back and forth between the build up to the play and these events in the theatre to show the pain and anguish that push the actors to take such extreme actions…