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
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006)	We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain	2020-10-26	Simon
Nuigulumar Z (2014)	Love is a teddy bear!	2022-02-12	Simon
Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)	A strong but predictable Yakuza film	2024-04-21	Simon
One Missed Call (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2005-06-12	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
Osaka Tough Guys (1995)	Not recommended	2012-05-22	Simon
Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis (2011)	Cosplay soft porn	2013-05-26	Simon
Party 7 (2000)	Bizarre, creative and hilarious	2003-08-05	Simon
Pistol Opera (2001)	Unique and striking but over-long	2012-05-22	Simon
Pornostar (1998)	Quite a surreal but stylish debut	2021-11-12	Simon
Postman Blues (1997)	Very creative and charming work	2004-06-11	Simon
Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018)	The most bonkers film I've seen in a while	2021-09-18	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	Simon
Rainy Dog (1997)	One of Miike's strongest and most well balanced films.	2002-12-13	Simon
Raivu (2014)	Something went horribly wrong here	2020-05-10	Simon
Ran (Chaos) (1985)	Kurosawa despairs at the human condition	2012-05-22	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)	A better film than it probably needed to be	2021-08-28	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 2 & 3 (2013)	Harder to defend than the first film	2021-08-28	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 4 & 5 (2014)	I do not like where this series ended	2021-08-30	Simon
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
Red Tears (2011)	Rather tepid action/horror/splatter film	2013-11-16	Simon
Return Of The Streetfighter (1974)	Neither as gory or as good as the original	2006-03-14	Simon
Returner (2002)	Entertaining for a couple of hours	2003-03-23	Simon
Ringu (1998)	It's definitely scary, but why do you want to be scared?	2012-10-15	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
Road To High & Low (2016)	TV series condensed to incoherent 90 minute film	2020-09-26	Simon