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
Ichi The Killer (2001)	Raised the bar for on-screen depravity	2024-09-15	Simon
Mad Cats (2023)	A tonal jumble that didn't work for me	2024-08-14	Simon
A Janitor (2021)	Introduction to the Babyverse	2024-07-25	Simon
Godzilla Minus One (2023)	About as good as could be expected	2024-05-18	Simon
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)	Weird anthology film	2024-04-29	Simon
Okinawa Yakuza War (1976)	A strong but predictable Yakuza film	2024-04-21	Simon
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
Roaring Fire (1981)	Tons of fun	2024-02-27	Simon
Yakuza Wolf: Perform Murder (1972)	Standard early 1970's Yakuza fare	2024-01-06	Simon
The Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)	Smart, stylish and funny	2024-01-01	Simon
Karate Killer (1973)	More stylish grime	2023-12-16	Simon
Karate Kiba (1973)	Grimy and stylish	2023-12-16	Simon
Waru (2006)	Not one (or two) of Miike's best	2023-11-03	Simon
The Ninja War of Torakage (2015)	Fun and stylish ninja silliness	2023-03-25	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens (2019)	Continues/concludes the BCG story	2022-12-22	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)	Remake of BCG with a new cast	2022-12-22	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
The Violence Action (2022)	You won't forget you've watched it	2022-12-12	Simon
Crows Explode (2014)	A slight improvement	2022-11-28	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017)	Probably more interesting if you know the manga/anime/games	2022-03-07	Simon
Nuigulumar Z (2014)	Love is a teddy bear!	2022-02-12	Simon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2 (1972)	...read review...	2022-01-29	Simon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)	The Meiko Kaji reboot	2022-01-25	Simon
Crows Zero (2007)	Rather unexciting	2021-11-08	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	Simon
Graveyard of Honour (Fukasaku) (1975)	A reminder that Yakuza are generally not nice people	2021-10-03	Simon