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
Akira (1988)	A landmark in animation and sci-fi	2020-09-17	Simon
Appleseed (2004)	A popcorn film, but a good one	2012-05-22	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
Battle Royale (2000)	One of the best and most important films ever made	2012-10-24	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Black Angel (1997)	Vague recommendation	2012-05-22	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016)	Another high school splatter comedy	2021-08-29	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
Bodyguard Kiba (1993)	Worth a watch	2004-08-12	Simon
Bushido Man (2013)	Awesome fights and surprisingly funny	2021-08-23	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Crows Explode (2014)	A slight improvement	2022-11-28	Simon
Crows Zero (2007)	Rather unexciting	2021-11-08	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon
Dead Or Alive 3: Final (2002)	Decent finale	2003-03-07	Simon
Dead Sushi (2012)	Any sushi that sings that good can't be all bad!	2013-01-26	Simon
Deadball (2011)	Splattery and demented, but not as good as it could be	2013-01-25	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Death Trance (2006)	Similar to Versus but not as good	2012-05-22	Simon
Down To Hell (1997)	Interesting curio	2003-06-14	Simon