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
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Shinjuku Swan (2015)	It's about demand and supply	2020-08-23	Simon
Crab Goalkeeper (2006)	There must be something only a crab can do?	2020-08-22	Simon
Monday (2000)	Just one of those days	2020-08-22	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
The Virgin Psychics (2015)	It's outrageous	2020-06-25	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012)	Another high school nightmare from Japan	2014-03-09	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Fish Story (2009)	Can music save the world?	2013-05-03	Simon
Zombie Ass: Toilet Of The Dead (2011)	Almost justifies all the other zombie movies existence(s)	2013-04-21	Simon
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Another Japanese kids show revival project	2013-02-10	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
Like A Dragon (2007)	Miike finds another fresh way to take on the Yakuza genre	2012-12-05	Simon
Yatterman (2009)	Too adult for kids, too childish for adults?	2012-11-19	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
The Taste Of Tea (2004)	Something to remind you what films CAN be like	2012-05-22	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	Simon
Robogeisha (2009)	A vehicle for an amazing imagination	2010-10-14	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Linda Linda Linda (2005)	No great surprises	2005-12-16	Simon