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
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Bodyguard Kiba (1993)	Worth a watch	2004-08-12	Simon
Heaven And Earth (1990)	Waste of time (theirs and mine)	2004-07-01	Simon
Postman Blues (1997)	Very creative and charming work	2004-06-11	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Sky High (2003)	Intriguing and enjoyable film with flaws	2004-06-03	Simon
Moon Child (2003)	Futuristic sci-fi vampire action film... what's not to like?	2004-03-15	Simon
2LDK (2003)	Wicked fun	2004-02-09	Simon
When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003)	Excellent Samurai film	2003-12-27	Simon
Gojoe (2000)	Beautiful	2003-08-23	Simon
Party 7 (2000)	Bizarre, creative and hilarious	2003-08-05	Simon
The Guys From Paradise (2000)	Further confirmation of Miike's extraordinary film-making talent	2003-06-23	Simon
Down To Hell (1997)	Interesting curio	2003-06-14	Simon
Getting Any? (1994)	Enjoyable piece of total lunacy from a master	2003-04-19	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
Suicide Circle (2001)	Pretty intense	2003-02-21	Simon
Satorare (2001)	Rubbish	2003-02-06	Simon
Bird People Of China (1997)	Not necessarily a must-see movie, but undoubtedly worth seeing.	2003-02-01	Simon
Adrenaline Drive (1999)	Highly recommended!	2003-02-01	Simon
Waterboys (2001)	Recommended	2003-01-31	Simon
Seven Samurai (1954)	One of the best films ever made	2003-01-31	Simon
Rainy Dog (1997)	One of Miike's strongest and most well balanced films.	2002-12-13	Simon
Full Metal Yakuza (1997)	Super-cheap but gleefully twisted and inventive	2002-12-03	Simon
Samurai Fiction (1998)	Totally dull	2002-09-29	Simon
Eureka (2000)	Too long	2002-07-21	Simon
Gonin 2 (1996)	worth watching, if not unforgettable	2002-07-08	Simon
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon
Warm Water Under A Red Bridge (2001)	Quirky yet touching	2002-06-15	Simon