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
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
The Violence Action (2022)	You won't forget you've watched it	2022-12-12	Simon
Yokai Girl Kirin (2020)	Low budget and offers little to compensate	2021-08-22	Simon
Wonderful Paradise (2020)	My kind of party	2021-06-05	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
Dancing Mary (2019)	Another Sabu masterpiece	2022-01-09	Simon
The Fable (2019)	Slick action comedy with blockbuster potential	2021-01-18	Simon
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018)	Weird anthology film	2024-04-29	Simon
Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018)	The most bonkers film I've seen in a while	2021-09-18	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
Vampire Clay (2017)	What if some clay was a vampire?	2021-04-02	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl (2016)	Another high school splatter comedy	2021-08-29	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
The Ninja War of Torakage (2015)	Fun and stylish ninja silliness	2023-03-25	Simon
Chasuke's Journey (2015)	Another unique film from Sabu	2022-06-18	Simon
Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)	Something of a return to form for Miike	2021-07-24	Simon
Shinjuku Swan (2015)	It's about demand and supply	2020-08-23	Simon
The Virgin Psychics (2015)	It's outrageous	2020-06-25	Simon
Nuigulumar Z (2014)	Love is a teddy bear!	2022-02-12	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 4 & 5 (2014)	I do not like where this series ended	2021-08-30	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 2 & 3 (2013)	Harder to defend than the first film	2021-08-28	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)	A better film than it probably needed to be	2021-08-28	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012)	Another high school nightmare from Japan	2014-03-09	Simon
Dead Sushi (2012)	Any sushi that sings that good can't be all bad!	2013-01-26	Simon
Usagi Drop (2011)	Adventures in unexpected parenthood	2021-03-28	Simon
Zombie Ass: Toilet Of The Dead (2011)	Almost justifies all the other zombie movies existence(s)	2013-04-21	Simon