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
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012)	Not clear what purpose this serves	2022-07-27	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)	A better film than it probably needed to be	2021-08-28	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)	A slick and fresh take on the martial arts genre	2021-06-06	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012)	Another high school nightmare from Japan	2014-03-09	Simon
The Land Of Hope (2012)	Gently urgent warning about Fukushima	2014-01-05	Simon
Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012)	Definitely interesting, but not sure if I liked it	2013-05-25	Simon
Dead Sushi (2012)	Any sushi that sings that good can't be all bad!	2013-01-26	Simon
Yakuza Weapon (2011)	Some highlights and some lowlights	2021-07-24	Simon
Usagi Drop (2011)	Adventures in unexpected parenthood	2021-03-28	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	Simon
Red Tears (2011)	Rather tepid action/horror/splatter film	2013-11-16	Simon
Tomie: Unlimited (2011)	Mostly dull with patches of imagination	2013-08-04	Simon
Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis (2011)	Cosplay soft porn	2013-05-26	Simon
Zombie Ass: Toilet Of The Dead (2011)	Almost justifies all the other zombie movies existence(s)	2013-04-21	Simon
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Another Japanese kids show revival project	2013-02-10	Simon
Deadball (2011)	Splattery and demented, but not as good as it could be	2013-01-25	Simon
Kotoko (2011)	A journey into a very troubled mind	2012-11-22	Simon
Himizu (2011)	It's tough to be a teenager.	2012-10-24	Simon
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)	Quite a change of style	2023-02-07	Simon
Helldriver (2010)	Epic and deranged	2021-11-21	Simon
Confessions (2010)	One sin leads to another	2014-03-08	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Villain (2010)	A film of two halves... neither very good	2012-11-25	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon