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
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967)	Pretentious nonsense	2020-08-22	Simon
The Forest of Love (2019)	Cinema is life, you know	2020-08-16	Simon
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon
Boiling Point (1990)	Stylish and whimsical	2020-07-24	Simon
Hausu (1977)	Off the wall	2020-07-19	Simon
Tokyo Fist (1995)	Peak Shinya Tsukamoto	2020-05-23	Simon
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
The Land Of Hope (2012)	Gently urgent warning about Fukushima	2014-01-05	Simon
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)	Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see	2013-06-10	Simon
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)	Strange beast, merits a second viewing	2013-06-09	Simon
Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012)	Definitely interesting, but not sure if I liked it	2013-05-25	Simon
Fish Story (2009)	Can music save the world?	2013-05-03	Simon
Kotoko (2011)	A journey into a very troubled mind	2012-11-22	Simon
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon
Himizu (2011)	It's tough to be a teenager.	2012-10-24	Simon
Survive Style 5+ (2004)	Gorgeous, whimsical and hyper-stylised	2012-05-22	Simon
Pistol Opera (2001)	Unique and striking but over-long	2012-05-22	Simon
Jigoku (1960)	An interesting and unique movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Woman Of Water (2002)	Avoid	2012-05-22	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
The Taste Of Tea (2004)	Something to remind you what films CAN be like	2012-05-22	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Hanging Garden (2005)	Complex and rich, defying easy description or summary	2006-02-09	Simon
Kamikaze Taxi (1994)	A very quirky, contemplative film that is never predictable	2004-12-10	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Gojoe (2000)	Beautiful	2003-08-23	Simon