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
Meatball Machine (2005)	Budget constrained but imaginative	2020-05-10	Simon
Shinobi (2005)	A tragic romance... with ninjas	2005-11-12	Simon
Linda Linda Linda (2005)	No great surprises	2005-12-16	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
The Neighbour No. 13 (2005)	just so much meaningless violence, really.	2012-05-22	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Hanging Garden (2005)	Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary	2006-02-09	Simon
Dead Run (2005)	Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch	2006-12-18	Simon
Vital (2004)	An unclassifiable enigma	2021-07-06	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
Tony Takitani (2004)	Good stuff	2005-09-29	Simon
Appleseed (2004)	A popcorn film, but a good one	2012-05-22	Simon
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004)	Pretentious as hell, but undeniably beautiful	2004-11-08	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
The Taste Of Tea (2004)	Something to remind you what films CAN be like	2012-05-22	Simon
Survive Style 5+ (2004)	Gorgeous, whimsical and hyper-stylised	2012-05-22	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	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
Blessing Bell (2003)	Not my favourite Sabu film	2023-03-31	Simon
Dragon Head (2003)	Badly acted and somewhat annoying	2004-11-12	Simon
Moon Child (2003)	Futuristic sci-fi vampire action film... what's not to like?	2004-03-15	Simon
One Missed Call (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2005-06-12	Simon
When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)	Excellent Samurai film	2003-12-27	Simon
Sky High (2003)	Intriguing and enjoyable film with flaws	2004-06-03	Simon
The Negotiator (Koshonin) (2003)	Good, but not one of Miike's best	2006-03-03	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon