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
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	Simon
Yakuza Wolf: Perform Murder (1972)	Standard early 1970's Yakuza fare	2024-01-06	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens (2019)	Continues/concludes the BCG story	2022-12-22	Simon
Crows Explode (2014)	A slight improvement	2022-11-28	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
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	Simon
Samurai Reincarnation (1981)	Sounds more fun than it actually is	2021-09-25	Simon
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (1974)	Sequel switches onto a different track	2021-08-01	Simon
Hold Up Down (2005)	People who have little to forgive have little to love	2021-03-21	Simon
High & Low The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)	More posing and fighting	2020-12-12	Simon
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Another Japanese kids show revival project	2013-02-10	Simon
Deadball (2011)	Splattery and demented, but not as good as it could be	2013-01-25	Simon
Yatterman (2009)	Too adult for kids, too childish for adults?	2012-11-19	Simon
Killing Machine (1976)	Worth a look for Chiba fans, non-essential for everyone else	2012-05-22	Simon
Returner (2002)	Entertaining for a couple of hours	2003-03-23	Simon
Girl Boss Guerilla (1972)	Enjoyable, if still far from exceptional	2012-05-22	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)	Remake of BCG with a new cast	2022-12-22	Simon
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
Shinjuku Swan II (2017)	No real reason for this film to exist	2020-08-29	Simon
Red Tears (2011)	Rather tepid action/horror/splatter film	2013-11-16	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974)	Continues the downhill trend of the series	2006-03-15	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Down To Hell (1997)	Interesting curio	2003-06-14	Simon
The Executioner II (1974)	Seems not to have understand why we liked the original!	2006-03-25	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Waru (2006)	Not one (or two) of Miike's best	2023-11-03	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon