Welcome to the third and final trailer post of the week
There has been a lot of content hitting cinema screens since the start of autumn and this week has been no different. The First Trailer Post and the Second Trailer Post both have interesting titles so check them out.
In terms of my week, it has been dedicated to covering the Chicago International Film Festival 2023 with reviews so stay tuned to this blog. At the start of the week, I posted about the Japanese films at Tokyo FILMeX 2023.
What are the final films released this weekend?
Shizuka ni Moete 
静かに燃えて 「Shizuka ni Moete」
Release Date: October 14th, 2023
Duration: 89 mins.
Director: Toyonori Kobayashi
Writer: Toyonori Kobayashi (Screenplay),
Starring: Maayumi Tomiya, Yoko Fueki, Rikako Harada, Yusuke Makanae, Kaho Taguchi, Soken Sugiyama,
Kobayashi makes his feature film debut with this title.
Synopsis: A story of twisting and twisted emotions shared by people living in the same terrace house. Yoko, an oil painting instructor at a culture school, begins to fall for Yukari, the landlord’s grandchild, after she moves in with her, but she hides her feelings. Meanwhile, Yoko’s friend attracts the attention of Yukari. THEN! Yoko’s sister and her younger brother Yuki move in and it turns out that Yuki is stalking a woman who lives next door.
A Woman’s Work 
女の仕事 「Onna no Shigoto」
Release Date: October 14th, 2023
Duration: 99 mins.
Director: Akira Nobi
Writer: Akira Nobi, Yuto Kishima (Screenplay),
Starring: Makoto Shinada, Chisa Hasegawa, Emi Mori, Eri Kato, Nagiko Tsuji,
Synopsis: In a future Japan, the Japanese government runs a secret assassination squad to eliminate anyone who has been marked as “inconvenient” by AI. One target is Ono, an unsuccessful manga artist whose work involves sexual assault of “women in foreign lands invaded by the former Japanese army.” An assassin named Chisa is dispatched to kill him but she ends up falling for him…
Search Light 
サーチライト 遊星散歩 「Sa-chi Raito Yuusei Sanpo」
Release Date: October 14th, 2023
Duration: 93 mins.
Director: Wataru Hiranami
Writer: Shuko Ono (Screenplay),
Starring: Tomo Nakai, Tatsuya Yamawaki, Guchiko Goda, Sayaka Tomaru, Marin Nishimoto,
Synopsis: Kaho is a high school student whose father has already passed away and whose mother is ill. Desperate for money and seeing no way out of her situation, she enters JK Kosei. Her classmate Teruyuki, a boy working part time to support his own family, becomes concerned about Kaho…
Musical “Touken Ranbu” Shinken Ranbu-sai 2022 4DX 
ミュージカル「刀剣乱舞」 真剣乱舞祭2022 4DX 「Myu-jikaru “Touken Ranbu” Shinken Ranbu-sai 2022 4DX」
Release Date: October 13th, 2023
Duration: 172 mins.
Director: Isamu Kayano
Writer: Koji Shiraishi (Screenplay), DMM Games / Nitroplus (Original Novel),
Starring: Ryo Kitazono, Shunya Ohira, Yuki Torigoe, Shotaro Arisawa, Shogo Sakamoto,
Synopsis: This is the sixth instalment of the 4DX version of the Touken Ranbu 2.5D stage musicals. Fans of the franchise can see the autumn performance from a series of live performances from a festival (phew) which toured Japan from May to June 2022.
Lost Summer 
ロストサマー 「Rosuto Sama-」
Release Date: October 13th, 2023
Duration: 89 mins.
Director: Asami
Writer: Asami (Screenplay),
Starring: Yuta Hayashi, Katsuya Kobayashi, Azusa Nakazawa, Tomona Hirota, Anan Sekiguchi,
This is the first feature from film production team “889FILM.” They are a group of actors born in 1988. The film is set in Kochi Prefecture.
Synopsis: The story concerns a group of lonely people who overcome their problems by interacting with each other, however clumsily that may be. The characters are named after seasons, so there is Fuyu, a womaniser, Aki an elderly widower, and Haru, the wife of a workaholic husband.
Share no Hosoku 
シェアの法則 「Share no Hosoku」
Release Date: October 14th, 2023
Duration: 106 mins.
Director: Shinji Kuma
Writer: Akiko Iwase (Screenplay/Original Play),
Starring: Takehiko Ano, Shihori Kanjiya, Kodai Asaka, Michiko Washio, Yoshiko Miyazaki,
Takehiko Ono has had a 57-year career playing supporting roles in numerous stage, television, and film productions. This is his first lead role and it is based on the play of the same title written by Akiko Iwase and performed by Seinenza Theater Company in 2021.
Synopsis: Hideo and his wife Kiyoko have turned their Tokyo house into a share house and a whole cohort of new residents with unique characteristics move in. Kiyoko takes care of everyone but when she is hospitalised, Hideo takes over and his inflexible attitudes create conflict… However! By interacting with others, he learns to loosen up!