Welcome to the second and final trailer post of the week.
You can find the first part here.
So I’m back recording episodes of Heroic Purgatory and we’re covering Zhang Yimou’s House of Flying Daggers, a wuxia romance. I’m also covering the forthcoming streaming release of Sayonara, Girls. on Sakka, for which I wrote this news article and will follow up with reviews and an interview.
In terms of other films I have watched, Teruo Ishii’s 1973 film Porno Jidaigeki: Bohachi Bushido and his 1974 film Bohachi Bushido: Code of the Forgotten Eight. I also watched Tsui Hark’s 2000 film Time and Tide.
What are the rest of the Japanese films to get a release?
The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors 2nd Season Part 2
アイドルマスター シャイニーカラーズ 2nd Season 第1章 「Aidoru Masuta- Shaini- Kara-zu 2nd Season Dai Nishou 」
Release Date: August 23rd, 2024
Duration: 92 mins
Director: Mankyuu, Takeshi Iwata
Writer: Yoichi Kato (Screenplay),
Starring: Hitomi Sekine (Mano Sakuragi), Akiho Suzumoto (Natsuha Arisugawa), Anna Yamaki (Sakuya Shirase), Honoka Kuroki (Amana Osaki), Mayu Mineda (Meguru Hachimiya),
Animation Production: Polygon Pictures
Website Twitter: @shinyc_official ANN MAL
Earlier this year, there was a three-part movie adaptation of the first series of The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors, a 12-episode TV anime series based on a Namco Bandai idol training game.
Ahead of the premiere of the second series, we get a three-part film adaptation and each film covers four episodes. This is the second film. The third film will come out in September.
Synopsis: The story depicts the struggles of new idols in four idol units that belong to the talent agency, 283 Pro. Childhood friends, Toru, Madoka, Koito, and Hinana, are preparing to make their debut as an idol unit called Nochtchil.
Saikyou-ou Zukan The Ultimate Battles Special Jouei Tamashi- no Sakebi 
最強王図鑑 The Ultimate Battles スペシャル上映 魂の叫び！ 「Saikyou-ou Zukan The Ultimate Battles Supesharu Jouei Tamashi- no Sakebi」
Release Date: August 23rd, 2024
Duration: 60 mins.
General Director: Kunihiko Yuyama, Director: Shintaro Kishimoto
Writer: Shinji Sato, Atsuo Seo (Screenplay), Gakken (Original Creator),
Starring: Yoshihisa Kawahara, Sunshine Ikezaki,
Synopsis: This film is a theatrical adaptation of a TV animation based on the “Saikyou Ou Zukan” series of illustrated books, an illustrated guide portraying battles between the strongest creatures of different species. It’s popular with elementary school boys, apparently. There is also a Nintendo Switch game. Viewers can see a variety of creatures fighting fierce battles in different terrains on the big screen.
Usagi Shimai 
兎姉妹 「Usagi Shimai」
Release Date: August 23rd, 2024
Duration: 21 mins.
Director: Daisuke Endo
Writer: Miyu Takao (Screenplay),
Starring: Miyu Takao, Kaori Matsushima, Atsuko Fukuda, Yuuko Nagashima, Tomoya Taguchi, Akira Mitsunaga,
Twitter: @usagishimai
Lead actresses Miyu Takao and Kaori Matsushima have been involved in the planning, producing, and writing of this film which is based on Miyu Takao’s experiences. It features work from others from across the indie movie scene based on their own efforts and not involving any established studios.
Synopsis: Sasaki is a spa companion who has to show a new starter the ropes. She is surprised when she discovers that it is her younger sister, Yui, who had gone missing six years earlier. During their work, they talk and begin to build bridges between one another again.
BABYMETAL LEGEND – 43 THE MOVIE 
Release Date: August 23rd, 2024
Duration: 83 mins.
Director: Hiroya Brian Nakano
Writer: N/A
Starring: BABYMETAL: SU-METAL, MOAMETAL, MOMOMETAL,
Synopsis: BABYMETAL get a music doc showing the final performance in their world tour which was held from 2023 to 2024. They toured 25 countries and had a total attendance of over 280,000 people across their 98 shows. Cinemagoers can enjoy their performance in Okinawa, their first ever one.
Romantic Kinsen Kankaku 
ロマンチック金銭感覚 「Romanchikku Kinsen Kankaku」
Release Date: August 23rd, 2024
Duration: 120 mins.
Director: Ryuzo Saeki, Mayu Ryokucha,
Writer: Ryuzo Saeki, Mayu Ryokucha, (Screenplay),
Starring: Ryuzo Saeki, Mayu Ryokucha, Daiichiro Yuyama, Hiryu Sobajima, Kazuaki Egashira,
Website Twitter: @filmromakin
Actor Mayu Midoricha and filmmaker Ryuzo Saeki co-direct this unique “documentary” wherein they consider money through interviewing people who have their own unique currency.
The film won the Filmination Award at the 17th Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival and the Runner-up Grand Prix at the Tokyo Documentary Film Festival 2023. Since it won an award at Tanabe-Benkei, it will be one of a number of that fest’s awardees to get screened at select cinemas over the next couple of months as part of the “Tanabe-Benkei Film Festival Selection 2024” programme.
It runs from August 23-September 12, 2012 at Theatre Shinjuku and September 20-26, 2012 at Theatre Umeda.
Synopsis: Ryuzo and Mayu are familiar with money problems since they work in the world of independent films. When they run out of money and meet a traveller who asks them, “What is money?”, a series of strange events begin to happen, such as Ryuzo transforming into a gold bug and the discovery of people with different ideas of what “local currency” is. They interview these people and find out about a romantic economic zone outside of the legal tender.