Welcome to the second of three trailer posts.
You can find part one here and the final part comes tomorrow.
I’ve watched over 500 films this year. I tend to watch one a day, sometimes two. There have been films I have watched multiple times for review like Whales Bones and Sayonara, Girl, but many are one-time viewings. Shorts, sure, but mostly features and marathoning TV shows, too. That sounds like a lot but I usually wake up reeeeeeeeeeaaaaaally early in the morning can can’t get back to sleep so I have time to watch things.
What are the second batch of films released this weekend?
Welcome to le Jardin
ル・ジャルダンへようこそ 「Ru Jarudan he yokoso」
Release Date: October 11th, 2024
Duration: N/A
Director: Michihei Yamaguchi
Writer: Toru Otsuki, Michihei Yamaguchi (Screenplay), Akemi Mochizuki (Original Story),
Starring: Yuuki Kiyose, Chiharu Miyazaki, Yoko Ishiwatari, Yurika Haruno, Kana Tokue,
Website Twitter: @Welcome_LJ
A film adaptation of the same-named book by Akemi Mochizuki, owner of the exclusive Le Jardin club in Ginza, Tokyo, that depicts the troubles of a club and the people who work there during the Covid pandemic.
Synopsis: Le Jardin, an exclusive club in Ginza, is forced to close during the spread of Covid-19. Maiko, a hostess their, worries thinks about the future and what she can do while reminiscing on how the owner, Mama Akemi, helped her.
Vaundy LIVE in London 
Release Date: October 10th, 2024
Duration: 98 mins.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A,
Starring: Vaundy
Website Twitter: @Vaundy_AWS
Synopsis: Vaundy held a live performance in London, at the Old Royal Naval College and it has been put on film for this release which features live footage of the concert, a behind-the-scenes documentary, interviews, a look at life in London, and Vaundy’s creative process!
Muroi Shinji yaburezaru mono 
室井慎次 敗れざる者 「Muroi Shinji yaburezaru mono」
Release Date: October 11th, 2024
Duration: 115 mins.
Director: Katsuyuki Motohiro
Writer: Ryoichi Kimizuka (Screenplay),
Starring: Toshiro Yanagiba, Hitoshi Ozawa, Izumi Inamori, Ayumi Ishida, Katsumi Kiba, Naoko Iijima, Akari Nibu, Nozomi Sasaki,
Website Twitter: @odoru_movief JFDB IMDB
This is the first part of a two-part film featuring Shinji Muroi, a popular character from the Bayside Shakedown TV drama series (1997) and film.
Synopsis: Shinji Muroi’s past as a police officer comes racing back when a mysterious girl named Hinata shows up around the same time as a body is found, which is suspected as being the body of a murder victim. It turns out that Hinata is the daughter of a bizarre murderer who Muroi got involved with!
The Young Strangers 
若き見知らぬ者たち 「Wakaki mishiranu-sha tachi」
Release Date: October 11th, 2024
Duration: 119 mins.
Director: Takuya Uchiyama
Writer: Takuya Uchiyama (Screenplay/Original Story),
Starring: Hayato Isomura, Yukino Kishii, Shota Sometani, Reika Kirishima, Shinsuke Kato,
Website Twitter: @youngstrangers
This is the commercial feature debut of Takuya Uchiyama, director of the highly acclaimed Sasaki, In My Mind, which is available to watch in certain territories on the SAKKA streaming site. He is working with big names like Hayato Isomura (Tokyo Revengers, Offbeat Cops), Yukino Kishii (Just Only Love, Small, Slow But Steady), Shota Sometani and others.
Synopsis: Ayato works at a construction site by day and at his parent’s karaoke bar by night because he has to pay off his late father’s debts and take care of his mother who has an incurable disease. His younger brother Sohei is in the same predicament but he earns his bread as a mixed martial arts fighter, just like his old man once was. Ayato is able to find a little happiness with his girlfriend, Hinata, but a violence incident at a celebration threatens to ruin everything.
Hajimari no hi
はじまりの日 「Hajimari no hi」
Release Date: October 11th, 2024
Duration: 107 mins.
Director: Yuichi Hibi
Writer: Yuichi Hibi (Screenplay),
Starring: Koichi Nakamura, Harumi, Saki Takaoka, Tomomitsu Yamaguchi, Sae Okazaki, Shogen, Naoto Takenaka,
Website Twitter: @hajimarinohi_jp IMDB
This is a musical fantasy written and directed by Yuichi Hibi (Erika 38) and starring former rock singer Koichi Nakamura and stage musical actress Harumi.
Synopsis: A man who was once a rock singer turned away from the world of music and started an ordinary life working for a building cleaning company in Nagoya after an incident. He keeps to himself and his routine, trusting only his co-worker, Terada, who used to be a fan of his. However, when the man discover that his neighbour, a woman, singing alone in a park, he finds someone who he believes can move others with her voice, just like he was moved, and works to help the woman reach her full potential.