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
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Dancing Mary (2019)	Another Sabu masterpiece	2022-01-09	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Crows Zero (2007)	Rather unexciting	2021-11-08	Simon
Crows Explode (2014)	A slight improvement	2022-11-28	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Crab Goalkeeper (2006)	There must be something only a crab can do?	2020-08-22	Simon
Confessions (2010)	One sin leads to another	2014-03-08	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon
Chasuke's Journey (2015)	Another unique film from Sabu	2022-06-18	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Bushido Man (2013)	Awesome fights and surprisingly funny	2021-08-23	Simon
Boiling Point (1990)	Stylish and whimsical	2020-07-24	Simon
Bodyguard Kiba (1993)	Worth a watch	2004-08-12	Simon
Blues Harp (1998)	A subtle and complex work	2021-08-24	Simon
Blue Spring (2001)	Beautiful	2002-03-17	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)	Remake of BCG with a new cast	2022-12-22	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens (2019)	Continues/concludes the BCG story	2022-12-22	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016)	Another high school splatter comedy	2021-08-29	Simon
Blood And Bones (2004)	Goes nowhere... very slowly	2006-07-10	Simon
Blessing Bell (2003)	Not my favourite Sabu film	2023-03-31	Simon
Black Rain (1989)	Not as traumatic as I'd been expecting	2023-09-29	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
Black Angel (1997)	Vague recommendation	2012-05-22	Simon
Bitter Honey (2016)	A very literary film	2022-06-15	Simon