Movies from Japan

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Movie Name
Country
Release Year
Tezuka's Barbara
Japan
2019
Makoto Tezuka (Director) Fumi Nikaido Goro Inagaki Kiyohiko Shibukawa Shizuka Ishibashi Moemi Katayama Eri Watanabe Ryosuke Otani Hisako Kurosawa (Writer) Osamu Tezuka (Writer) Kubbie Tsoi (Cinematographer) Christopher Doyle (Cinematographer)
Rather lifeless interpretation of a manga (Friday, July 2, 2021)
Hydra
Japan
2019
Kensuke Sonomura (Director, Actor) Masanori Mimoto Tasuku Nagase Takaya Aoyagi Takashi Nishina Satoshi Kibe Tomoro Taguchi Yoji Tanaka Jiro Kaneko (Writer) Yasuyuki Suzuki (Cinematographer)
Very low budget but a great calling card for the crew (Saturday, July 24, 2021)
Rise of the Machine Girls
Japan
2019
Yûki Kobayashi (Director, Writer) Himena Tsukimiya Kanon Hanakage Tak Sakaguchi Kazuya Murakami Kazuma Konishi Kazuki Miki Yûki Ashida Yûya Ishikawa Rie Kitahara Toshie Negishi Jun Tsugita (Writer) Kou Nakagawa (Soundtrack) Keizô Suzuki (Cinematographer)
A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter (Saturday, May 21, 2022)
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero
Japan
2019
Hiroki Yamaguchi (Director) Shimizu Ayano Nana Asakawa Sasa Handa Nanami Hidaka Momoko Kaechi Asana Mamoru Mitsunori Fukuhara (Writer) Rei Mikamoto (Writer) Masahiko Kurahori (Soundtrack) Takeshi Sone (Cinematographer)
Remake of BCG with a new cast (Thursday, December 22, 2022)
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens
Japan
2019
Hiroki Yamaguchi (Director) Nana Asakawa Izumi Sano Shimizu Ayano Nanami Hidaka Momoko Kaechi Jun Aonami Asana Mamoru Mitsunori Fukuhara (Writer) Rei Mikamoto (Writer) Masahiko Kurahori (Soundtrack) Takeshi Sone (Cinematographer)
Continues/concludes the BCG story (Thursday, December 22, 2022)
The Flowers of Evil
Japan
2019
Noboru Iguchi (Director) Kentaro Ito Tina Tamashiro Shiori Akita Marie Iitoyo Miho Kitagawa Takara Sakumoto Taketo Tanaka Asuka Kurosawa Shingo Tsurumi Mari Okada (Writer) Shin Hayasaka (Cinematographer) Yasuhiko Fukuda (Soundtrack)
Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film (Tuesday, January 2, 2024)
Tokyo Dragon Chef
Japan
2020
Yoshihiro Nishimura (Director, Writer) Tak Sakaguchi Saiko Yatsuhashi Yasukaze Motomiya Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi Rinne Yoshida Hitoshi Ozawa Kazuyoshi Ozawa Subaru Andô Akiko Kawano (Soundtrack) Kou Nakagawa (Soundtrack) Keizô Suzuki (Cinematographer) Nakagawa Koutarou (Soundtrack)
Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget (Sunday, January 31, 2021)
Red Post On Escher Street
Japan
2020
Sion Sono (Director, Writer) Mala Morgan Sen Fujimaru Tomoko Fujita Mitsuru Fukikoshi Matsuri Kohira Marina Kozawa Canon Nawata Tarô Suwa Tetsu Watanabe Tatsuhiro Yamaoka Masaya Suzuki (Cinematographer)
My face isn't a crowd (Saturday, May 15, 2021)
Wonderful Paradise
Japan
2020
Masashi Yamamoto (Director, Writer) Kaho Minami Seikô Itô Soran Tamoto Mayu Ozawa Kentaro Okochi Shin Kotakehara Sonomi Hoshino Kojiro Sawai Yû Yasuda Arata Furuta Akira Emoto Suzuyuki Kaneko (Writer) Shintaro Teramoto (Cinematographer)
My kind of party (Saturday, June 5, 2021)
Yokai Girl Kirin
Japan
2020
Yoji Unno (Director) Artegg-Yumi (Soundtrack)
Low budget and offers little to compensate (Sunday, August 22, 2021)