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
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
2LDK (2003)	Wicked fun	2004-02-09	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	Simon
Drive (2002)	Shut up and drive	2021-03-22	Simon
Sabu (Movie) (2002)	Not a samurai movie as advertised	2004-10-13	Simon
Woman Of Water (2002)	Avoid	2012-05-22	Simon
Returner (2002)	Entertaining for a couple of hours	2003-03-23	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	I'd hoped for something more	2003-03-15	Simon
Dead Or Alive 3: Final (2002)	Decent finale	2003-03-07	Simon
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)	Beautiful and harrowing	2021-08-08	Simon
Spirited Away (2001)	A fine piece of imaginative strangeness	2012-09-29	Simon
Metropolis (Anime) (2001)	Very pretty but nothing that had a strong impact on me	2012-05-22	Simon
Waterboys (2001)	Recommended	2003-01-31	Simon
Visitor Q (2001)	Definitely not a film for the easily offended.	2012-05-22	Simon
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
Suicide Circle (2001)	Pretty intense	2003-02-21	Simon
St John's Wort (2001)	I didn't get the point	2012-05-22	Simon
Satorare (2001)	Rubbish	2003-02-06	Simon
Pistol Opera (2001)	Unique and striking but over-long	2012-05-22	Simon
Inugami (2001)	Enjoyable but not a classic	2012-05-22	Simon
Ichi The Killer (2001)	A dazzlingly unique and creative movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Blue Spring (2001)	Beautiful	2002-03-17	Simon
Warm Water Under A Red Bridge (2001)	Quirky yet touching	2002-06-15	Simon
Monday (2000)	Just one of those days	2020-08-22	Simon
Battle Royale (2000)	One of the best and most important films ever made	2012-10-24	Simon
Space Travellers (2000)	Very enjoyable hostage-based capers	2001-10-15	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon