Japanese DVDs of Ryûichi Honda's WATERMELON and MY WIFE'S SHELL

The Japanese sale DVDs of Ryûichi Honda's Watermelon (Wôtâmeron) and My Wife's Shell (Dappi waifu - peau de mon épouse) are scheduled to be released on May 27th (FMDS-5002) and June 24th (FMDS-5008), respectively. It doesn't appear that either DVD will have English subtitles; however, these upcoming releases provide a good excuse to post links for the downloadable trailers for the movies. The trailer for Watermelon is here (viewer discretion is advised), and the one for My Wife's Shell is there (viewer discretion is advised).

The cast of Watermelon includes Runa Akatsuki, Ai Kurosawa, Kou Kamitsuma, Akira Katô, Sayaka Fukasawa, Akira Fujino, Kiyoshi Kimura, Shin'ya Matsumura, Hiromi Nakata, Kô Yoshii, Debi Kobayashi, Shinsuke Itô, Kenji Hoashi, Akira Asai, Kazuyo Imamura, Ayumi Takami, Kazuyoshi Ozawa, and Hiroshi Yamamoto.

The cast of My Wife's Shell includes Kazuyoshi Ozawa, miko (she was the subject of Urara 1: miko), Tomoyuki Mashiko, Ayumu Tokitô (she starred in Daisuke Yamanouchi's Sisters of Blood (Senketsu no kizuna: kichiku reipuhan o shinkan saseta shimai)), Aya Shiraishi, and Takeshi Yamamoto.