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
Ichi The Killer (2001)	Raised the bar for on-screen depravity	2024-09-15	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
Jam (2018)	A bit of a Sabu throwback	2021-09-29	Simon
Drive (2002)	Shut up and drive	2021-03-22	Simon
Hold Up Down (2005)	People who have little to forgive have little to love	2021-03-21	Simon
Unlucky Monkey (1998)	Crime and punishment	2021-03-15	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon
Monday (2000)	Just one of those days	2020-08-22	Simon
The Forest of Love (2019)	Cinema is life, you know	2020-08-16	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Tokyo Gore Police (2008)	Possibly the most outrageous film ever made?	2013-04-07	Simon
The Machine Girl (2008)	Greatest film ever?	2012-10-15	Simon
Survive Style 5+ (2004)	Gorgeous, whimsical and hyper-stylised	2012-05-22	Simon
Ichi The Killer (2001)	A dazzlingly unique and creative movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Robogeisha (2009)	A vehicle for an amazing imagination	2010-10-14	Simon
The World Sinks Except Japan (2006)	More enjoyable than Japan sinking	2007-04-26	Simon
Face (Kao) (2000)	fascinating and unpredictable	2006-09-28	Simon
Postman Blues (1997)	Very creative and charming work	2004-06-11	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
2LDK (2003)	Wicked fun	2004-02-09	Simon
Full Metal Yakuza (1997)	Super-cheap but gleefully twisted and inventive	2002-12-03	Simon
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
Fudoh (1996)	Hilariously transgressive	2002-03-17	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon