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
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
The Way To Fight (1996)	Enjoyable low-key drama	2005-06-12	Simon
One Missed Call (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2005-06-12	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
Kamikaze Taxi (1994)	A very quirky, contemplative film that is never predictable	2004-12-10	Simon
Dragon Head (2003)	Badly acted and somewhat annoying	2004-11-12	Simon
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004)	Pretentious as hell, but undeniably beautiful	2004-11-08	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Sabu (Movie) (2002)	Not a samurai movie as advertised	2004-10-13	Simon