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
Hanagatami (2017)	If war is worth dying for, so is a festival	2021-05-14	Simon
Miss Zombie (2013)	The PARASITE of zombie films	2021-04-10	Simon
A Bride For Rip Van Winkle (2016)	Maybe marriage isn't for some people	2021-04-02	Simon
Usagi Drop (2011)	Adventures in unexpected parenthood	2021-03-28	Simon
High & Low The Movie 3: Final Mission (2017)	A new low bar for the franchise	2021-03-21	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Mr. Long (2017)	Act cool and don't say anything	2021-02-21	Simon
Balloon Club, Afterwards (2006)	The limitless potential of youth	2021-02-08	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
A Scene At The Sea (1991)	A quieter, more contemplative Kitano film	2021-01-17	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon
High & Low The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)	More posing and fighting	2020-12-12	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	Simon
Strange Circus (2005)	Flowers are scars	2020-10-27	Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006)	We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain	2020-10-26	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
Road To High & Low (2016)	TV series condensed to incoherent 90 minute film	2020-09-26	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Unagi (1997)	But why an eel?	2020-08-28	Simon
Shinjuku Swan (2015)	It's about demand and supply	2020-08-23	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
Violent Cop (1989)	A landmark in Japanese cinema	2020-07-11	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
Confessions (2010)	One sin leads to another	2014-03-08	Simon
The Land Of Hope (2012)	Gently urgent warning about Fukushima	2014-01-05	Simon
Detective Story (2007)	Name pretty much sums it up	2013-04-05	Simon