Contact: Mami Furukawa, Nikkatsu Life In Bloom Based on a song by Sekaikan Ozaki of the band CreepHyp, which was in turn based on Jim Jarmusch’s 1991 anthology feature Night On Earth, the film is directed by Matsui ( Remain In Twilight) and premieres in competition at this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival.
Set in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Just Remembering tells the tale of a former couple played by Sosuke Ikematsu ( Shoplifters) and Sairi Ito ( The Naked Director) who reunite and reminisce about their most intimate days, only to part again. Contact: Shion Komatsu, Shochiku Just Remembering It stars Masaki Suda ( Hibana: Spark), Anne Watanabe ( Miss Hokusai) and Masaki Okada ( Drive My Car), and was released in Japanese cinemas on October 22. The film is directed by Shimizu ( Vise), with original creator Vincenzo Natali credited as creative advisor. Tensions flare as they work together to escape. Contact: Daichi Yashiki, Toei CubeĪ remake of the seminal 1997 Canadian sci-fi thriller of the same name, this version also centres around a group of strangers who wake up in a maze of cubes wired with lethal booby traps. The film is set for local release in March 2022. It is the debut feature from director Tachibana, known for anime series including Princess Principal. Blue Thermalīlue Thermal is an animated adaptation of the manga of the same name, which tells the story of a first-year student (voiced by Mayu Hotta) who joins the university aviation club and falls in love with flying. Tokyo is also holding its annual film festival, in person from October 30 to November 8, although travel restrictions mean that for the second year in a row guests from abroad are largely attending remotely.Īs awards season approaches, local titles opening in November and December include Yoshihiro Mori’s We Couldn’t Become Adults (November 5), Takeshi Maruyama’s Spaghetti Code Love (November 26) and Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy (December 17). Covid-19 rates have been low as of late October, and cinemagoers have been out in force, giving films such as No Time To Die strong box-office numbers. Heading into the autumn, Japan’s cinemas are back in full operation after a state of emergency covering many of the country’s most populous prefectures ended on October 1.
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