Reviews from Japan

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
The Flowers of Evil (2019)	Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film	2024-01-02	Simon
Bitter Honey (2016)	A very literary film	2022-06-15	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Happiness (2016)	Happiness is just sadness you haven't reached yet	2021-08-22	Simon
Ley Lines (1999)	One of Miike's least plot-driven film	2021-08-12	Simon
Hana-Bi (1997)	Close to cinematic perfection	2021-08-10	Simon
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)	Beautiful and harrowing	2021-08-08	Simon
Undo (1994)	Love unravelling	2021-08-05	Simon
Vital (2004)	An unclassifiable enigma	2021-07-06	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)	Super stylish and metaphorically rich	2021-06-22	Simon
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion (1972)	A genuine classic	2021-06-19	Simon
The World of Kanako (2014)	An astonishing glimpse into a disturbing world	2021-06-12	Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)	Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art?	2021-06-01	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
Hanagatami (2017)	If war is worth dying for, so is a festival	2021-05-14	Simon
Miss Zombie (2013)	The PARASITE of zombie films	2021-04-10	Simon
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)	Maybe marriage isn't for some people	2021-04-02	Simon
Usagi Drop (2011)	Adventures in unexpected parenthood	2021-03-28	Simon
Hazard (2006)	Sleepy but restless	2021-03-18	Simon
Unlucky Monkey (1998)	Crime and punishment	2021-03-15	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Mr. Long (2017)	Act cool and don't say anything	2021-02-21	Simon
Balloon Club, Afterwards (2006)	The limitless potential of youth	2021-02-08	Simon
A Scene At The Sea (1991)	A quieter, more contemplative Kitano film	2021-01-17	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	Simon
Strange Circus (2005)	Flowers are scars	2020-10-27	Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006)	We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain	2020-10-26	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	Simon
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon