Movies from Japan

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	Movie Name Country Release Year
	Akira Japan 1988 Katsuhiro Otomo (Director) A landmark in animation and sci-fi (Thursday, September 17, 2020)
	Appleseed Japan 2004 A popcorn film, but a good one (Tuesday, May 22, 2012)
	Avalon Japan 2001 Mamoru Oshii (Director) Kenji Kawai (Soundtrack) Unique aesthetic experience (Sunday, March 17, 2002)
	Baby Assassins 2 Japan 2023 Yugo Sakamoto (Director, Writer) Akari Takaishi Saori Izawa Atomu Mizuishi Tomo Nakai Tsubasa Tobinaga Junpei Hashino Joey Iwanaga Tetsu Watanabe Moritada Iju (Cinematographer) Ken Matsubara (Soundtrack) Another adorable slice of assassination (Saturday, March 2, 2024)
	Battle Royale Japan 2000 Kinji Fukasaku (Director) Tatsuya Fujiwara Aki Maeda Taro Yamamoto Takeshi Kitano Kou Shibasaki Chiaki Kuriyama Masanobu Ando Takashi Tsukamoto Koushun Takami (Writer) Kenta Fukasaku (Writer) One of the best and most important films ever made (Wednesday, October 24, 2012)
	Battlefield Baseball Japan 2003 Yudai Yamaguchi (Director) Tak Sakaguchi Interesting curio (Monday, September 20, 2004)
	Black Angel Japan 1997 Takashi Ishii (Director, Writer) Riona Hazuki Reiko Takashima Kippei Shiina Miyuki Ono Ren Osugi Jinpachi Nezu Yoshiyuki Yamaguchi Reiko Kataoka Vague recommendation (Tuesday, May 22, 2012)
	Black Cat's Revenge Japan 1970 Teruo Ishii (Director, Writer) Nikkatsu Corporation (Production Company) Meiko Kaji Hoki Tokuda Makoto Satō Hideo Sunazuka Shirō Ōtsuji Tōru Abe Yôko Takagi Chūsei Sone (Writer) Sei Kitaizumi (Cinematographer) Hajime Kaburagi (Soundtrack) Intriguing mix of styles and moods (Sunday, August 13, 2006)
	Bloody Chainsaw Girl Japan 2016 Hiroki Yamaguchi (Director) Rio Uchida Mari Yamachi Seira Sato Yūki Tamaki Kayako Okuda Seijiro Nakamura Mitsunori Fukuhara (Writer) Another high school splatter comedy (Sunday, August 29, 2021)
	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)