Welcome to the third and final trailer post of the week
You can find part one here and part two here.
I finally got started with a couple of reviews and interviews so expect them to go out over the days that follow today. Some of this is connected to the Seppuku Pistols London and Bristol events that start at the end of this week.
Additional movies watched include A Moment of Romance (1990), Marebito (2004), and Sans Soleil (1983).
I am also enjoying the Jackie Chan movie marathon over on YouTube
What are the other Japanese films getting screened this weekend?
Three Ayako Ebata Short Films
A showcase of three short films by director Ayako Ebata, a Tokyo University of the Arts graduate who works as a CG designer, film director, and contemporary artist, will be screened at Cinema Rosa in Ikebukuro.
Anata wa watashi desu ka
あなたはわたしですか 「Anata wa watashi desu ka」
Release Date: August 03rd, 2024
Duration: 35 mins.
Director: Ayako Ebata
Writer: Ayako Ebata (Screenplay),
Starring: Yuuta Hosoi, Shiho Nakahara, Taishiro Soda, Kaede Fujimoto, Saku Matsuzaka,
Synopsis: After finding a website about teru teru bozu, Haruki buys one and learns that it has three rules, the foremost being that a wish is granted in exchange for a body part. Haruki and the people around him get sucked into a world of terror…
Tomeina kasabuta
透明なかさぶた 「Tomeina kasabuta」
Release Date: August 03rd, 2024
Duration: 9 mins.
Director: Ayako Ebata
Writer: Ayako Ebata (Screenplay),
Starring: Aya Fumino, Ito Okamoto, Yukina Iwamoto,
Synopsis: A woman named Toko Kurosawa becomes obsessed with collecting invisible things. It begins with a can filled with air called “Ima no Kuki” and builds up to crazy levels.
Higan no hana
悲願ノ花 「Higan no hana」
Release Date: August 03rd, 2024
Duration: 15 mins.
Director: Ayako Ebata
Writer: Ayako Ebata (Screenplay),
Starring: Jun Sada, Shodai Hirano, Naomi Sei, Sakura Akasaka, Mitsutaka Itakura,
Synopsis: Yoichi lives with his mother, Saeko, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. There was a father once, but he was a struggling writer who disappeared when his first successful novel was published. Yoichi goes about his everyday life and then encounters an eerie father and son who move into the house next door…
Jizai 
自在 「Jizai」
Release Date: August 03rd, 2024
Duration: 14 mins.
Director: Maiko Endo
Writer: N/A
Starring: Yotaro Endo, Maya Schmidt, Tenma Hayakawa,
Website Twitter: @movie_jizai
Maiko Endo, director of Tokyo Telepath (2020), has made a short film by Maiko Endo, director of “KUICHISAN” and “TECHNOLOGY. The film is a collaboration with the “Inami Jizai-Body Project,” a group of researchers at The University of Tokyo, who are researching body augmentation that allows a human body to join together with a machine or AI.
Synopsis: A boy, whose body is combined with a robot, is creating body parts to expand the limits of human capabilities. He is able to communicate simultaneously with two other children in separate locations through the use of specially made glasses and robots. Their interactions transcend the time and space of the real world.