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
Death Trance (2006)	Similar to Versus but not as good	2012-05-22	Simon
Hold Up Down (2005)	People who have little to forgive have little to love	2021-03-21	Simon
Meatball Machine (2005)	Budget constrained but imaginative	2020-05-10	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
Appleseed (2004)	A popcorn film, but a good one	2012-05-22	Simon
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004)	Pretentious as hell, but undeniably beautiful	2004-11-08	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)	Terrible until the last 40 minutes	2006-03-31	Simon
Moon Child (2003)	Futuristic sci-fi vampire action film... what's not to like?	2004-03-15	Simon
Sky High (2003)	Intriguing and enjoyable film with flaws	2004-06-03	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	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
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
Ichi The Killer (2001)	A dazzlingly unique and creative movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Battle Royale (2000)	One of the best and most important films ever made	2012-10-24	Simon
Space Travellers (2000)	Very enjoyable hostage-based capers	2001-10-15	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon
The Guys From Paradise (2000)	Further confirmation of Miike's extraordinary film-making talent	2003-06-23	Simon
Gojoe (2000)	Beautiful	2003-08-23	Simon
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon