Welcome to the second trailer post of the week.
You can find the first trailer here and the next two trailers coming over the next two days.
I did a recording of a Heroic Purgatory podcast dedicated to David Lynch. Over the last few weeks, I’ve rewatched some of his films and fallen in love with them again.
Overlaying stories with his blend of surrealist imagery, the psycho-analytical readings, and dream logic made his films rewatchable and open to multiple interpretations but what gets me is the empathy he has for his characters. It’s at its most open and powerful with The Elephant Man. While talking about it on the podcast, I had to take moments away from the mic because I was getting emotional. I get like that when I talk about Marina Tsukada’s Sekai (2023). Above all, there was the realisation that he was unique and genuine and that’s why his loss was deeply felt.
What is the second set of films trailers?
La Campanella 
ら・かんぱねら 「Ra kanpanera」
Release Date: February 21st, 2025
Duration: 118 mins.
Director: Kazumi Suzuki
Writer: Kazumi Suzuki, Mieko Horazawa (Screenplay)
Starring: Tsuyoshi Ihara, Kaho Minami, Mansaku Fuwa, Atsushi Ogata, Moe Edamoto,
Website Twitter: @egaLacampanella
Kazumi Suzuki is a veteran producer and writer. His last work was in screenplay for for Yakyuu buin, engeki no butai ni tatsu!, back in February 2018. His latest is based on the true story of Yoshiaki Tokunaga, a 63-year-old seaweed fisherman from Saga City, who learned to play the very difficult piano piece “La Campanella.'” He is portrayed by Tsuyoshi Ihara, of 13 Assassins (2010) and Retribution (2006), and the wife (who is a piano teacher) is played by Kaho Minami (Angel Dust).
Ihara learned to perform “La Campanella” after training intensely on the piano for 6 hours a day.
Synopsis: Tokio has harvested seaweed from the Ariake Sea in Saga Prefecture for over 30 years. Between seasons, he usually plays pachinko but one day, when he watches a video of someone playing Franz Liszt’s “La Campanella” on television, he hits the ivory keys. This piece is notorious for being difficult to master, even for professional pianists. His wife and son are surprised that he would try, considering he has no experience playing music, but Tokio dedicates himself to playing the piano from four to eight hours a day at the piano.
Musical “Touken Ranbu” Michinooku Hitotsuhachisu 4DX 
ミュージカル「刀剣乱舞」 陸奥一蓮 4DX 「Musical “Touken Ranbu” Michinooku Hitotsuhachisu 4DX」
Release Date: February 21st,
Duration: 186 mins.
Director: Isamu Kayano,
Writer: Sayaaka Asai (Screenplay) Touken Ranbu ONLINE (DMM GAMES/Nitroplus) (Original Story)
Starring: Mario Kuroba, Ryuji Sato, Kensuke Takahashi, Kurumu Okamiya, Seiya Konishi,
Website Twitter: @musical_touken
Synopsis: This is the seventh in a series of 4DX screenings of the 2.5D stage Touken Ranbu stage musical, which is based on a popular video game in which famous swords are anthropomorphised and turned into handsome warrior guys. This performance that was recorded comes from one staged from March to May 2024.
Bokura wa jinsei de ikkai dake sotsugyo ga tsukaeru 
僕らは人生で一回だけ魔法が使える 「Bokura wa jinsei de ikkai dake sotsugyo ga tsukaeru」
Release Date: February 21st, 2025
Duration: 118 mins.
Director: Mahito Kimura
Writer: Osamu Suzuki (Screenplay)
Starring: Yusei Yagi, Yuki Inoue, Taiga Tsubaki, Seiichi Tanabe, Kaito Sakurai, Takashi Sasano, Erika Mabuchi, Mio Kudo,
Website Twitter: @bokumaho_movie
This is a coming-of-age film that adapts a play of the same name written by Osamu Suzuki, a broadcaster and screenwriter. It is directed by long-time TV and internet director Mahito Kimura who makes his theatrical feature film debut.
Synopsis: In a small country village, when boys turn 18, they have the only chance in their life to use magic. They just have two years to use it. Akito and his friends begin to think about what they will use their magic for as each has dashed dreams or weaknesses. Akito wanted to play the piano but his father was opposed. Then there’s Natsuki, who gave up on becoming a footballer to look after his sick father. At first, the boys are laugh it off but when the learn that their fathers went through the same thing, they take it seriously.
Inu to sensou Ukuraina de watash ga mitakoto 
犬と戦争 ウクライナで私が見たこと 「Inu to sensou Ukuraina de watash ga mitakoto」
Release Date: February 21st, 2025
Duration: 109 mins.
Director: Akane Yamada
Writer: N/A
Starring: Masahiro Higashide (Narration)
Website Twitter: @inu_sensou JFDB Kamen Rider Wiki IMDB
Akane Yamada is a long-time TV director who has worked with NHK and she also has a couple of documentaries to her name. The narration comes from Masahiro Higashide (The Sound of Grass).
Synopsis: This documentary records people in Ukraine who take care of dogs amidst the war. It was shot over three years and presents a picture of people at the mercy of war and their wishes for peace.
Ultraman Arc The Movie: The Clash of Light and Evil 
ウルトラマンアーク THE MOVIE 超次元大決戦！光と闇のアーク 「Urutoraman A-ku THE MOVIE cho jigen dai kessen hikari to yami no a-ku」
Release Date: February 21st, 2025
Duration: 75 mins.
Director: Takanori Tsujimoto
Writer: Jun Tsugita (Screenplay)
Starring: Yuki Totsuka, Sho Kaneta, Kaho Mizutani, Koichiro Nishi, Shoki Nakayama, Hinako Tanaka, Naoto Takenaka, Yuya Hirose, Miki Mizuno,
Website Twitter: @ultraman_series Ultraman Wiki IMDB
Looking at director Takanori Tsujimoto’s filmography brings up titles like Hard Revenge Milly (2008) and Resident Evil: Vendetta (2017), but more recently, he has been committed to filming various episodes of various entries in the Ultraman franchise.
Synopsis: Yuma Hize has been protecting Hoshimoto City from monsters alongside his SKIP colleagues. He transforms into Ultraman to beat the kaiju but must face a test set by a space safe who threatens to strip Yuma of his powers should he fail…