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
Adrenaline Drive (1999)	Highly recommended!	2003-02-01	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Blessing Bell (2003)	Not my favourite Sabu film	2023-03-31	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016)	Another high school splatter comedy	2021-08-29	Simon
Boiling Point (1990)	Stylish and whimsical	2020-07-24	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Chasuke's Journey (2015)	Another unique film from Sabu	2022-06-18	Simon
Crab Goalkeeper (2006)	There must be something only a crab can do?	2020-08-22	Simon
Cromartie High - The Movie (2005)	Weird, but not good	2012-05-21	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
Dancing Mary (2019)	Another Sabu masterpiece	2022-01-09	Simon
Dangan Runner (1996)	Absurdity becomes transcendence	2021-03-11	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
Drive (2002)	Shut up and drive	2021-03-22	Simon
Fish Story (2009)	Can music save the world?	2013-05-03	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Full Metal Yakuza (1997)	Super-cheap but gleefully twisted and inventive	2002-12-03	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Getting Any? (1994)	Enjoyable piece of total lunacy from a master	2003-04-19	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon
Hausu (1977)	Off the wall	2020-07-19	Simon
Hold Up Down (2005)	People who have little to forgive have little to love	2021-03-21	Simon
Ichi The Killer (2001)	A dazzlingly unique and creative movie	2012-05-22	Simon