Welcome to the first of three trailer posts.
You can find the next two posts on this site over the next two days.
This is going to be a crazy week since I have non-stop writing to do with reviews but I figure that I’ve done my last festival preview with Tokyo FILMeX. I’m gonna go for a new job so my hours will change and I’m wondering how my days will shake out.
What are the first set of films released this weekend?
Push Pause 
ココでのはなし 「Koko de no Hanashi」
Release Date: N/A
Duration: 85 mins.
Director: Ryoma Kosasa
Writer: Rei Tsuruga, Ryoma Kosasa (Screenplay),
Starring: Kuu Izima, Yuji Komatsu, Yugo Mikawa, Naoyuki Miyahara, Nairu Yamamoto, Chiharu Ogoshi, Akari Sasaoka,
Website Twitter: @cocohana_film IMDB
Nairu Yamamoto is having something of a moment considering she is in quite a few films this year, including On a Boat and Inch Forward and Super Happy Forever. She may be the lead in the latter film but here she is part of an ensemble drama that takes place during the Covid-19 pandemic/Olympics.
Synopsis: It is the time of the Olympics and the people staying at the Coco guesthouse build personal connections with each other. Utako, a live-in part-time worker, leads a modest but fulfilling life with Hirofumi, the owner and a former traveller, and Izumi, who is addicted to distributing life-hack videos on SNS. They meet various young people who will be addressing issues in their lives, including Utako, who has run away from her hometown for a reason.
BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! Kōhen: Utau, Bokura ni Nareru Uta & Film Live 
BanG Dream! It’s MyGO!!!!! 後編 うたう、僕らになれるうた＆FILM LIVE 「BanG Dream! It’s MyGo!!!!! Kōhen: Utau, Bokura ni Nareru Uta & Film Live」
Release Date: November 08th, 2024
Duration: 119 mins
Director: Kodai Kakimoto
Writer: Yuniko Ayana (Series Composition), Akiko Waba, Hitomi Ogawa, Kodai Kakimoto, Midori Goto, Tani Kasuga, Yuniko Ayana (Screenplay),
Starring: Coco Hayashi (Taki Shiina), Hina Aoki (Rana Kaname), Hina Yomiya (Tomori Takamatsu), Mika Kohinata (Soyo Nagasaki), Rin Tateishi (Anon Chihaya),
Animation Production: SANZIGEN
Website Twitter: @bang_dream_info_PR ANN MAL
Synopsis: BanG Dream! is a mixed media project that has girl bands depicted in anime, games, and real-life performances by voice actors. There will be two films that will compile the same-named TV 2023 anime with a focus on the formation of the band “MyGO!!!!!”. They will include some new footage, the second film in particular, as it will screen with a new “Film Live” sequence.
The Real You 
本心 「Honshin」
Release Date: November 08th, 2024
Duration: 122 mins.
Director: Yuya Ishii
Writer: Yuya Ishii (Screenplay), Keiichiro Hirano (Original Novel),
Starring: Sosuke Ikematsu, Ayaka Miyoshi, Taiga Nakano, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Yuko Tanaka, Min Takanaka, Go Ayano,
Website Twitter: @honshin_movie JFDB IMDB
Synopsis: Sakuya Ishikawa lives with his mother Akiko and works at a factory. He had thought she was happy but, one day, she calls him and says she needs to talk to him about something important. As he rushes through a storm, he sees her near a swollen river, attempts to reach her and is injured. He wakes up a year later to find that his mother has passed away, having chosen to “die free” and that the factory where he worked is now shut down. Sakuya tries to start life anew and takes a job at VF (virtual figure) technology company, a place that makes digital avatars of people. Sakuya soon asks for one of his mother in order to learn what her true intentions were on the day she called him. To create her, Sakuya must gather information and to do that, he tracks down his mother’s best friend, who is living in a shelter due to typhoon damage, and decides to live with her and his mother’s VF.
Route 29 
ルート29 「Ru-to 29」
Release Date: November 08th, 2024
Duration: 120 mins.
Director: Yusuke Mori
Writer: Yusuke Mori (Screenplay), Taichi Nakao (Original Story)
Starring: Kana Osawa, Haruka Ayase,
Website Twitter: @route29movie
Director Yusuke Morii made his feature debut with the critically-acclaimed film Amiko. His latest is a road movie with an original story inspired by the poetry of Taichi Nakao.
Synopsis: Noriko is a lonely woman living in Tottori and working as a cleaner. She struggles to communicate with others but when she is asked by an inpatient at a hospital to bring her daughter Haru, she embarks on a road journey and sets off for Himeji to collect the girl. As Noriko and Hal travel along Route 29 between Himeji and Tottori, the two meet meet people and bond with each other, and Noriko’s empty heart is filled with emotions.
Atashi no! 
あたしの！ 「Atashi no!」
Release Date: November 08th, 2024
Duration: 102 mins.
Director: Mitsunori Yokobori
Writer: Satoko Okazaki (Screenplay), Momoko Koda (Original Manga)
Starring: Miho Watanabe, Masaya Kimura, Nagisa Saito, Ishin Oda, Yusei Kasai, Nikoro Yojita,
Website Twitter: @atashino_movie
Miho Watanabe, a former member of the idol group Hinayazaka46, and Masaya in this coming-of-age love comedy.
Synopsis: Akoko is a high school girl who cannot tell a lie. She falls in love with Naoki, the most popular guy in school, and immediately confesses her feelings for him but is rejected. She hears from Naoki’s best friend why Naoki avoids girls and vows to continue to love him. Meanwhile, Akoko’s best friend since elementary school, Mitsuki, is also interested in Naoki.