A downloadable trailer for Makoto Tanaka's Ame no machi has been added to the official website for the movie.
As was previously reported here and there on Twitch, the screenplay for Ame no machi was written by Tanaka, based on the eponymous short story by Hideyuki Kikuchi. The movie's principal cast is as follows: Toshihiro Wada, Yôko Maki, Riko Narumi, Tsutomu Takeshige, Mitsuki Nagashima, Chihiro Maebashi, Tôru Shinagawa, Ken Mitsuishi, Ken Yasuda, Noriko Eguchi, Shungiku Uchida, Asami Katsura, Hideyuki Kikuchi (see above), Naruyoshi Kikuchi (he also composed/performed the closing theme song for the movie), Kôichi Ueda, Moeko Ezawa, and Kôjirô Kusanagi.
Progressive Pictures K.K. (Puroguresshibu Pikuchâzu K.K.) is scheduled to release Ame no machi theatrically in Japan in March.
Ame no machi trailer (downloadable 5.8 MB WMV file)
Ame no machi official website
I had been worried that this might turn out to be a cheap shot of the V-cinema variety but from the trailer it looks like at least it had some talent behind the camera. A R-15 rating also never hurts. Never read the short story this is based on so I'm doubly curious. Definitely grabbing this on DVD as soon as it's coming out!
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