Memories of Matsuko: The Latest From the Director of Kamikaze Girls!

I wasn't that impressed with Shimotsuma monogatari but it did have an interesting visual flair to it and if this film adds a bit more substance, be it totally wacky or not, then this might just be a winner. Certainly looks interesting, I have to give it that.

I dare them to put english subs on the DVD...

Sola Aoi is in this movie; on the official website for it, she's the ninth credited cast member.

There's an English language page for Memories of MATSUKO at TBS.

Here's a synopsis for Memories of MATSUKO taken from that page:

When a bored college student learns that a long lost aunt has been found dead in a park, he begins piecing together her life to see if it had any value. What he finds is a revelation. Talented film director, Tetsuya Nakashima ("Kamikaze Girls" 2004), wield a host of cinematic tools to make "Memories of MATSUKO" a memorably entertaining and emotionally powerful "fairytale tragedy," weaving together realistic human drama with offbeat comedy and spectacular (Bob Fosse-like) production numbers to tell the heartbreaking story of Matsuko Kawajiri, a starry-eyed woman who spends her entire life serching for a worthy "prince" capable of returning her limitless love. Versatile actress, Miki Nakatani, renders a virtuosic performance in the lead role of Matsuko.

It looks like the English TBS page will have English info on The Sinking of Japan, Kisarazu Cat's Eye - Sayonara Game, and The Curse of Nobuhiro-san soon too.