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
Tony Takitani (2004)	Good stuff	2005-09-29	Simon
Another Lonely Hitman (1995)	Down-beat Yakuza tale	2005-10-12	Simon
Shinobi (2005)	A tragic romance... with ninjas	2005-11-12	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
Linda Linda Linda (2005)	No great surprises	2005-12-16	Simon
Kill! (1968)	Kept me entertained from start to finish	2006-01-23	Simon
Hanging Garden (2005)	Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary	2006-02-09	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
The Negotiator (Koshonin) (2003)	Good, but not one of Miike's best	2006-03-03	Simon
The Executioner (1974)	Remember it's a ninja film and enjoy it!	2006-03-05	Simon
Return Of The Streetfighter (1974)	Neither as gory or as good as the original	2006-03-14	Simon
The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974)	Continues the downhill trend of the series	2006-03-15	Simon
The Executioner II (1974)	Seems not to have understand why we liked the original!	2006-03-25	Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)	Terrible until the last 40 minutes	2006-03-31	Simon
Blood And Bones (2004)	Goes nowhere... very slowly	2006-07-10	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon
Imprint (2006)	...read review...	2006-12-05	Simon
Dead Run (2005)	Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch	2006-12-18	Simon
Japan Sinks (2006)	Will make you wish it had	2007-04-17	Simon
The World Sinks Except Japan (2006)	More enjoyable than Japan sinking	2007-04-26	Simon
Golgo 13 - Assignment Kowloon (1977)	Poorly written, acted and directed	2007-06-06	Simon
L: Change The World (2008)	poorly conceived and badly written	2008-02-15	Simon
Robogeisha (2009)	A vehicle for an amazing imagination	2010-10-14	Simon
Hard Revenge Milly (2008)	More Japanese ultra-violence	2010-10-14	Simon
Female Yakuza Tale (1973)	...read review...	2012-05-21	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Black Angel (1997)	Vague recommendation	2012-05-22	Simon
Ran (Chaos) (1985)	Kurosawa despairs at the human condition	2012-05-22	Simon