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
The Way To Fight (1996)	Enjoyable low-key drama	2005-06-12	Simon
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
Tokyo Fist (1995)	Peak Shinya Tsukamoto	2020-05-23	Simon
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)	Possibly the most outrageous film ever made?	2013-04-07	Simon
Tokyo Raiders (2000)	The future of action films?	2001-06-02	Simon
Unlucky Monkey (1998)	Crime and punishment	2021-03-15	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
Violent Cop (1989)	A landmark in Japanese cinema	2020-07-11	Simon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly (1972)	The Meiko Kaji reboot	2022-01-25	Simon
Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2 (1972)	...read review...	2022-01-29	Simon
Waru (2006)	Not one (or two) of Miike's best	2023-11-03	Simon
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon
Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)	Something of a return to form for Miike	2021-07-24	Simon
Yakuza Deka (1970)	Fun 70's camp	2005-09-28	Simon
Yakuza Deka II (1970)	Exceedingly silly	2005-09-28	Simon
Yakuza Wolf: Perform Murder (1972)	Standard early 1970's Yakuza fare	2024-01-06	Simon
Yatterman (2009)	Too adult for kids, too childish for adults?	2012-11-19	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Zombie Ass: Toilet Of The Dead (2011)	Almost justifies all the other zombie movies existence(s)	2013-04-21	Simon