Movies from Japan

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	Movie Name Country Release Year
	Wandering Ginza Butterfly Japan 1972 Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (Director, Writer) Meiko Kaji Tatsuo Umemiya Tsunehiko Watase Akiko Koyama Tomiko Ishii Kôji Nanbara Yayoi Watanabe Mari Mochida Mieko Aoyagi Isao Matsumoto (Writer) Toshiaki Tsushima (Soundtrack) Hanjirô Nakazawa (Cinematographer) The Meiko Kaji reboot (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)
	Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2 Japan 1972 Kazuhiko Yamaguchi (Director, Writer) Meiko Kaji Sonny Chiba Shingo Yamashiro Fujio Suga Junzaburô Ban Tamase Mitsukawa Tôru Yuri Yukie Kagawa Hideo Murota Tsunehiko Watase Isao Matsumoto (Writer) Toshiaki Tsushima (Soundtrack) Yoshio Nakajima (Cinematographer) Reviewed by Simon (Saturday, January 29, 2022)
	Yakuza Wolf: Perform Murder Japan 1972 Ryuichi Takamori (Director) Toei Company (Production Company) Sonny Chiba Ryōji Hayama Tomoko Mayama Hideo Murota Kōji Hio Nenji Kobayashi Yayoi Watanabe Rokkō Toura Fumio Kōnami (Writer) Yoshio Nakajima (Cinematographer) Toshiaki Tsushima (Soundtrack) Standard early 1970's Yakuza fare (Saturday, January 6, 2024)
	Female Yakuza Tale Japan 1973 Teruo Ishii (Director, Writer) Reiko Ike Makoto Ashikawa Reviewed by Simon (Monday, May 21, 2012)
	Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable Japan 1973 Shunya Ito (Director) Toei Company (Production Company) Meiko Kaji Mikio Narita Reisen Ri Yayoi Watanabe Seiya Satô Takashi Fujiki Tomoko Mayama Mitsuru Mori Emi Jo Hirô Matsuda (Writer) Masao Shimizu (Cinematographer) Shunsuke Kikuchi (Soundtrack) Good rather than great (Tuesday, June 29, 2021)
	Female Convict Scorpion: Grudge Song Japan 1973 Yasuharu Hasebe (Director, Writer) Toei Company (Production Company) Meiko Kaji Masakazu Tamura Yumi Kanei Hiroshi Tsukata Yayoi Watanabe Akemi Negishi Toshiyuki Hosokawa Hirô Matsuda (Writer) Fumio Kōnami (Writer) Hanjirô Nakazawa (Cinematographer) Hajime Kaburagi (Soundtrack) Reviewed by Simon (Tuesday, July 6, 2021)
	Karate Kiba Japan 1973 Ryuichi Takamori (Director) Toei Company (Production Company) Sonny Chiba Mari Atsumi Ryôhei Uchida Saburo Date Rinichi Yamamoto Eiji Gō Yayoi Watanabe Chia Ling Bill Louie Etsuko Shiomi Ryuzo Nakanishi (Writer) Ikki Kajiwara (Writer) Yoshio Nakajima (Cinematographer) Toshiaki Tsushima (Soundtrack) Grimy and stylish (Saturday, December 16, 2023)
	Karate Killer Japan 1973 Ryuichi Takamori (Director, Writer) Toei Company (Production Company) Sonny Chiba Tsunehiko Watase Maki Mizuhara Hideo Murota Etsuko Shiomi Rokkō Toura Eiji Gō Masashi Ishibashi Ryuzo Nakanishi (Writer) Yoshikazu Yamasawa (Cinematographer) Toshiaki Tsushima (Soundtrack) More stylish grime (Saturday, December 16, 2023)
	The Executioner Japan 1974 Teruo Ishii (Director) Sonny Chiba Hiroyuki Sanada Yasuaki Kurata Eiji Go Makoto Sato Remember it's a ninja film and enjoy it! (Sunday, March 5, 2006)
	The Executioner II Japan 1974 Teruo Ishii (Director) Sonny Chiba Eiji Go Yutaka Nakajima Etsuko Shiomi Tetsuro Tamba Makoto Sato Seems not to have understand why we liked the original! (Saturday, March 25, 2006)