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
The Land Of Hope (2012)	Gently urgent warning about Fukushima	2014-01-05	Simon
Sonatine (1993)	Beautifully meditative take on the yakuza film	2013-12-15	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
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)	Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see	2013-06-10	Simon
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)	Strange beast, merits a second viewing	2013-06-09	Simon
Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis (2011)	Cosplay soft porn	2013-05-26	Simon
The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck And God In A Coin Locker (2007)	Ducks and Dylan	2013-05-26	Simon
Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012)	Definitely interesting, but not sure if I liked it	2013-05-25	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Fish Story (2009)	Can music save the world?	2013-05-03	Simon
Zombie Ass: Toilet Of The Dead (2011)	Almost justifies all the other zombie movies existence(s)	2013-04-21	Simon
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)	Possibly the most outrageous film ever made?	2013-04-07	Simon
Detective Story (2007)	Name pretty much sums it up	2013-04-05	Simon
High Kick Girl (2009)	Good Karate showcase disguised as a film	2013-03-31	Simon
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Another Japanese kids show revival project	2013-02-10	Simon
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)	Beautiful contemplation on the bittersweet years of adolescence	2013-02-02	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
Throne Of Blood (1957)	Kurosawa's interpretation of Macbeth	2013-01-04	Simon
Like A Dragon (2007)	Miike finds another fresh way to take on the Yakuza genre	2012-12-05	Simon
Villain (2010)	A film of two halves... neither very good	2012-11-25	Simon
Kotoko (2011)	A journey into a very troubled mind	2012-11-22	Simon
Yatterman (2009)	Too adult for kids, too childish for adults?	2012-11-19	Simon
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon
Battle Royale (2000)	One of the best and most important films ever made	2012-10-24	Simon
Himizu (2011)	It's tough to be a teenager.	2012-10-24	Simon
Ringu (1998)	It's definitely scary, but why do you want to be scared?	2012-10-15	Simon
The Machine Girl (2008)	Greatest film ever?	2012-10-15	Simon
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon