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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
Robogeisha (2009) A vehicle for an amazing imagination 2010-10-14 Simon
L: Change The World (2008) poorly conceived and badly written 2008-02-15 Simon
Golgo 13 - Assignment Kowloon (1977) Poorly written, acted and directed 2007-06-06 Simon
The World Sinks Except Japan (2006) More enjoyable than Japan sinking 2007-04-26 Simon
Japan Sinks (2006) Will make you wish it had 2007-04-17 Simon
Dead Run (2005) Bleak but powerful film that is worth a watch 2006-12-18 Simon
Imprint (2006) ...read review... 2006-12-05 Simon
Face (Kao) (2000) fascinating and unpredictable 2006-09-28 Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970) Intriguing mix of styles and moods 2006-08-13 Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004) Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation 2006-07-13 Simon
Blood And Bones (2004) Goes nowhere... very slowly 2006-07-10 Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004) Terrible until the last 40 minutes 2006-03-31 Simon
The Executioner II (1974) Seems not to have understand why we liked the original! 2006-03-25 Simon
The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974) Continues the downhill trend of the series 2006-03-15 Simon
Return Of The Streetfighter (1974) Neither as gory or as good as the original 2006-03-14 Simon
The Executioner (1974) Remember it's a ninja film and enjoy it! 2006-03-05 Simon
The Negotiator (Koshonin) (2003) Good, but not one of Miike's best 2006-03-03 Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005) Maybe the strangest film I've seen 2006-02-09 Simon
Hanging Garden (2005) Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary 2006-02-09 Simon
Kill! (1968) Kept me entertained from start to finish 2006-01-23 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
Shinobi (2005) A tragic romance... with ninjas 2005-11-12 Simon
Another Lonely Hitman (1995) Down-beat Yakuza tale 2005-10-12 Simon
Tony Takitani (2004) Good stuff 2005-09-29 Simon
Yakuza Deka II (1970) Exceedingly silly 2005-09-28 Simon
Yakuza Deka (1970) Fun 70's camp 2005-09-28 Simon
Salaryman Kintaro (1999) An engaging story of some likeable characters 2005-09-14 Simon
Roningai (1990) Gently paced but ultimately satisfying samurai film 2005-08-18 Simon
Sukeban Deka (1987) Cheesy, violent fun 2005-07-15 Simon

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