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
Hana-Bi (1997)	Close to cinematic perfection	2021-08-10	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
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon
Kuroneko (1968)	Masterpiece of ghostly style and atmosphere	1999-05-22	Simon
Party 7 (2000)	Bizarre, creative and hilarious	2003-08-05	Simon
The Taste Of Tea (2004)	Something to remind you what films CAN be like	2012-05-22	Simon
Swallowtail Butterfly (1996)	One of the greatest movies ever made?	2002-03-17	Simon
Survive Style 5+ (2004)	Gorgeous, whimsical and hyper-stylised	2012-05-22	Simon
Kikujiro (1999)	Delightful little road movie	2002-01-28	Simon
The Guys From Paradise (2000)	Further confirmation of Miike's extraordinary film-making talent	2003-06-23	Simon
Gojoe (2000)	Beautiful	2003-08-23	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)	Beautiful and harrowing	2021-08-08	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)	Super stylish and metaphorically rich	2021-06-22	Simon
Miss Zombie (2013)	The PARASITE of zombie films	2021-04-10	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	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
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon
Boiling Point (1990)	Stylish and whimsical	2020-07-24	Simon
Tokyo Fist (1995)	Peak Shinya Tsukamoto	2020-05-23	Simon
Fish Story (2009)	Can music save the world?	2013-05-03	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
Kamikaze Taxi (1994)	A very quirky, contemplative film that is never predictable	2004-12-10	Simon
Hanging Garden (2005)	Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary	2006-02-09	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon
Blue Spring (2001)	Beautiful	2002-03-17	Simon