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
Bushido Man (2013)	Awesome fights and surprisingly funny	2021-08-23	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
Chasuke's Journey (2015)	Another unique film from Sabu	2022-06-18	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
Confessions (2010)	One sin leads to another	2014-03-08	Simon
Crab Goalkeeper (2006)	There must be something only a crab can do?	2020-08-22	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Crows Explode (2014)	A slight improvement	2022-11-28	Simon
Crows Zero (2007)	Rather unexciting	2021-11-08	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
Dancing Mary (2019)	Another Sabu masterpiece	2022-01-09	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon
Dead Or Alive 3: Final (2002)	Decent finale	2003-03-07	Simon
Dead Run (2005)	Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch	2006-12-18	Simon
Dead Sushi (2012)	Any sushi that sings that good can't be all bad!	2013-01-26	Simon
Deadball (2011)	Splattery and demented, but not as good as it could be	2013-01-25	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Death Trance (2006)	Similar to Versus but not as good	2012-05-22	Simon
Detective Story (2007)	Name pretty much sums it up	2013-04-05	Simon
Down To Hell (1997)	Interesting curio	2003-06-14	Simon
Dragon Head (2003)	Badly acted and somewhat annoying	2004-11-12	Simon
Drive (2002)	Shut up and drive	2021-03-22	Simon
Eureka (2000)	Too long	2002-07-21	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon