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
Black Angel (1997)	Vague recommendation	2012-05-22	Simon
Gonin 2 (1996)	worth watching, if not unforgettable	2002-07-08	Simon
Sky High (2003)	Intriguing and enjoyable film with flaws	2004-06-03	Simon
Bodyguard Kiba (1993)	Worth a watch	2004-08-12	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
Moon Child (2003)	Futuristic sci-fi vampire action film... what's not to like?	2004-03-15	Simon
Osaka Tough Guys (1995)	Not recommended	2012-05-22	Simon
High & Low The Movie 3: Final Mission (2017)	A new low bar for the franchise	2021-03-21	Simon
Golgo 13 - Assignment Kowloon (1977)	Poorly written, acted and directed	2007-06-06	Simon
Japan Sinks (2006)	Will make you wish it had	2007-04-17	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Raivu (2014)	Something went horribly wrong here	2020-05-10	Simon
Road To High & Low (2016)	TV series condensed to incoherent 90 minute film	2020-09-26	Simon
Shin Godzilla (2016)	Mostly awful but Godzilla is pretty awesome	2021-05-17	Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)	Terrible until the last 40 minutes	2006-03-31	Simon
L: Change The World (2008)	poorly conceived and badly written	2008-02-15	Simon
High & Low: The Movie (2016)	...read review...	2020-09-26	Simon
Hazard (2006)	Sleepy but restless	2021-03-18	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
Crows Zero (2007)	Rather unexciting	2021-11-08	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Waru (2006)	Not one (or two) of Miike's best	2023-11-03	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
The Executioner II (1974)	Seems not to have understand why we liked the original!	2006-03-25	Simon
Down To Hell (1997)	Interesting curio	2003-06-14	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974)	Continues the downhill trend of the series	2006-03-15	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Red Tears (2011)	Rather tepid action/horror/splatter film	2013-11-16	Simon
Shinjuku Swan II (2017)	No real reason for this film to exist	2020-08-29	Simon