Welcome to the first of two trailer posts of the week.
The second trailer post fill follow tomorrow.
After a bright start with Japanese studied, I’ve come to a point where I need to go over a considerable amount of stuff to make sure I don’t forget. I had intended to cut out a lot of other activities but overtime at work and a new job and writing about films take up time. Learning Japanese to the best degree should be my priority so I just have to keep at it.
What are the first bunch of films released?
Aimitagai 
アイミタガイ 「Aimitagai」
Release Date: November 01st, 2024
Duration: 106 mins.
Director: Shogo Kusano
Writer: Masahide Ichii, Kiyoshi Sasabe, Shogo Kusano (Screenplay), Tei Chujo (Original Novel),
Starring: Haru Kuroki, Aoi Nakamura, Sawako Fujima, Mitsuko Kusabue, Tomorowo Taguchi, Jun Fubuki, Naomi Nishida, Tamae Ando,
Website Twitter: @aimitagai_movie
Haru Kuroki was brilliant in Okiku and the World and she is surrounded by an ace cast here for what looks like a quietly moving (potentially devastating!) drama about mourning and realising what a person is worth when they are gone.
This one played at Busan 2024.
Synopsis: Azusa and Kanami are best friends and what Azusa does to mourn Kanami after she dies in an unexpected accident is to send text messages to Kanami’s smartphone which her parents pick up on which leads them to visit the orphanage that their dead daughter cared about to see how their daughter’s good deeds shaped others lives, something which affects them, too…
Stolen Identity The Last Hacker 
スマホを落としただけなのに ～最終章～ ファイナル ハッキング ゲーム 「Sumaho o Otoshita dakena no ni – Saishu-sho Fainaru Hakkingu Ge-mu」
Release Date: November 01st, 2024
Duration: 116 mins.
Director: Hideo Nakata
Writer: Tetsuya Oishi (Screenplay), Akira Shiga (Original Novel),
Starring: Ryo Narita, Yudai Chiba, Kwon Eun-bi. Ryohei Otani, arata Iura, Mai Shiraishi, Akari Takaishi,
Website Twitter: @sumaho_otoshita IMDB
Hideo Nakata, of Ring fame, is back with the third and final chapter in the series of films depicting a hacking case targeting everyone who has a smartphone. It is set in Japan and South Korea. Kwon Eun-bi, a former idol with Iz*One, plays a leading part.
Synopsis: The serial killer Urano is also a genius hacker but he wasn’t that smart since he was arrested by detective Kagaya and put in prison. After launching a cyber attack and taking advantage of the chaos experienced by the police, he disappeared. Things were peaceful until a large-scale cyber-terrorist attack from Seoul, South Korea, hits the Japanese government. Urano is back and working for a Korean group hoping to disrupt talks between Japan and Korea. Working with him is a mysterious Korean woman with long dark hair, Urano’s preferred victim.
11 Rebels 
十一人の賊軍 「Ju-ichi nin no Zokugun」
Release Date: November 01st, 2024
Duration: 155 mins.
Director: Kazuya Shiraishi
Writer: Jun’ya Ikegami, Kazuo Kasahara (Screenplay),
Starring: Takayuki Yamada, Hiroshi Tamaki, Taiga Nakano, Shohei Nomura, Sadao Abe, Kano Ichiki, Amane Okayama,
Website Twitter: @11zokugun_movie IMDB
Kazuya Shiraishi (Blood of the Wolves) is back with his second historical movie of the year and it opened the Tokyo International Film Festival and has been picked up for US distribution by Well Go USA (source).
Synopsis: During the Boshin War, as the Edo era transitioned to the Meiji era with a final conflict between the shogunate and the Imperial Court who would form the next government, eleven criminals are assembled Dirty Dozen style by the Shibata clan of Niigata Prefecture, which was opposed to the new government forces, to defend a fortress in an epic battle.
Bibalam!! 
ぴっぱらん!! 「Bibbaran!!」
Release Date: November 01st, 2024
Duration: 155 mins.
Director: Tetsuhiro Sai
Writer: Tetsuhiro Sai, Kamachi (Screenplay),
Starring: Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi, Seiji Fukushi, Nobu Morimoto, Ryosuke Fukami, Aki Nishihara, Kanji Tsuda,
Website Twitter: @bibalam_movie
Synopsis: Three brothers, who were part of an infamous Nagiri yakuza clan, found themselves split apart when their father was assassinated. Kaname, the second son, inherited the clan but now faces trouble as the former clan member and now politician Masashi Fukuzawa prepares for an upcoming election, and Takeshi Tanba, the leader of the Tanba clan, is released from prison. A violent incident sparked by the drug trade occurs but the two other brothers return to their clan to assist Kaname.