Welcome to the second of three trailers posts
You can find the first post here. The third post will be released tomorrow.
Still ploughing through Bravely Default but also replaying My Japanese Coach.
What are the other films released this week?
April, Come She Will 
四月になれば彼女は 「Shigatsu ni Nareba Kanojo wa」
Release Date: March 22nd, 2024
Duration: 89 mins.
Director: Tomokazu Yamada
Writer: Genki Kawamura, Tomokazu Yamada, Yuichiro Kido (Screenplay), Genki Kawamura (Original Novel),
Starring: Takeru Satoh, Masami Nagasawa, Nana Mori, Taiga Nakano, Ayumu Nakajima, Yuumi Kawai,
Website Twitter: @4gatsu_movie
Genki Kawamura continues to be behind the production of glossy dramas and has recruited Tomokazu Yamada to helm this one, making him a first-time feature director.
The cast is great with Takeru (Rurouni Kenshin) Sato paired with Masami (Our Little Sister, I Am a Hero) Nagasawa and Nana Mori, both of whom were in the recently-released Netflix movie, The Parades.
Cinematography by Keisuke Imamura of Yan fame who also lensed The Parades.
Synopsis: Shun Fujishiro’s life seems set for happiness. He works as a psychiatrist at a university hospital in Tokyo and he is about to get married to his girlfriend, Yayoi. However, he receives a letter from his former love Haru who he dated ten years ago. This is the first of a string of letters sent from around the world. Then, suddenly, Yayoi disappears…
Neko to Watashi to, mo Hitori no Neko 
猫と私と、もう1人のネコ 「Neko to Watashi to, mo Hitori no Neko」
Release Date: March 22nd, 2024
Duration: 99 mins.
Director: Daisuke Hori
Writer: Tomoaki Akune (Screenplay),
Starring: Riku Yoshina, Yo Hitoto, Ujaku Ichikawa, Shinpachi Ichikawa, Kanji Tsuda,
Website Twitter: @eiga_neko333
The theme of the film is “young people as carers” and tells it through the story of a high school girl in Fukuoka who cares for her mother while studying to go on to higher education.
Synopsis: Sakura has dreams of going to an art university in Tokyo, but her mother expects her to stay home. When Sakura’s father is kicked out of the house and her mother falls ill, Sakura finds herself trapped with only SNS and a cat for solace…
Penalty Loop 
ペナルティループ 「Penaruti Ru-pu」
Release Date: March 22nd, 2024
Duration: 99 mins.
Director: Shinji Araki
Writer: Shinji Araki (Screenplay),
Starring: Ryuya Wakaba, Yusuke Iseya, Rio Yamashita, Jin Dae-yeon, Yuuya Matsuura, Asami Shibuya,
Website Twitter: @PenaltyLoopfilm JFDB
Shinji (The Town of Headcounts) Araki has Ryuya (Over the Town) Wakaba take on a time-loop challenge.
Synopsis: Jun puts together the perfect plot to kill a mysterious man named Mizoguchi and pulls it off after Mizoguchi murders Jun’s girlfriend. However, when Jun wakes up the next morning, nothing has changed. Indeed, he has returned to the day before the murder. Thus, he keeps trying to kill the killer in an endless loop…
Volunteering for Fools Documentary of The Swanky’s 
バカ共相手のボランティアさ 「Baka Kyoaite no Borantiasa」
Release Date: March 22nd, 2024
Duration: 99 mins.
Director: Kota Seshimo
Writer: N/A
Starring: The Swanky’s: Watch, TV, LOODS, BEER
Website Twitter: @swankys_movie
Synopsis: This is a documentary about the punk band The Swanky’s, which was formed in Fukuoka in 1981. The film features interviews with the band members, rare videos and sound recordings from their early days, and interviews with celebrities who were influenced by the band. It also goes into detail on their brief name change to GAI.