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
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
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