Reviews from Japan - The 14 Amazons

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	Rating	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Stray Cat Rock: Delinquent Girl Boss (1970)		Fairly lightweight but ticks along	2024-12-15	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
Girl Boss Guerilla (1972)		Enjoyable, if still far from exceptional	2012-05-22	Simon
Returner (2002)		Entertaining for a couple of hours	2003-03-23	Simon

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Reviews by genre from Japan with rating 3 stars

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South Korea (4)