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 Rating Summary Date Reviewer
The Bastard and the Beautiful World (2018) Weird anthology film 2024-04-29 Simon
The Ninja War of Torakage (2015) Fun and stylish ninja silliness 2023-03-25 Simon
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010) Quite a change of style 2023-02-07 Simon
Zebraman (2004) An accessible Miike film 2022-12-20 Simon
Chasuke's Journey (2015) Another unique film from Sabu 2022-06-18 Simon
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017) Probably more interesting if you know the manga/anime/games 2022-03-07 Simon
Dancing Mary (2019) Another Sabu masterpiece 2022-01-09 Simon
Samurai Reincarnation (1981) Sounds more fun than it actually is 2021-09-25 Simon
Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018) The most bonkers film I've seen in a while 2021-09-18 Simon
Yokai Girl Kirin (2020) Low budget and offers little to compensate 2021-08-22 Simon
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983) Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic 2021-08-20 Simon
Tezuka's Barbara (2019) Rather lifeless interpretation of a manga 2021-07-02 Simon
Wonderful Paradise (2020) My kind of party 2021-06-05 Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006) Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art? 2021-06-01 Simon
Hanagatami (2017) If war is worth dying for, so is a festival 2021-05-14 Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993) Peak ninja 2021-04-24 Simon
Red Blade (2018) It all starts when the book sucks your blood 2021-02-14 Simon
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
Hausu (1977) Off the wall 2020-07-19 Simon
The Virgin Psychics (2015) It's outrageous 2020-06-25 Simon
Isn't Anyone Alive? (2012) Definitely interesting, but not sure if I liked it 2013-05-25 Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010) Great name, good trailer... that's about it though 2013-05-04 Simon
Spirited Away (2001) A fine piece of imaginative strangeness 2012-09-29 Simon
Jigoku (1960) An interesting and unique movie 2012-05-22 Simon
Death Trance (2006) Similar to Versus but not as good 2012-05-22 Simon
Ugetsu (1953) Recommended 2012-05-22 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
The Great Yokai War (2005) Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands 2005-11-13 Simon

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Reviews by genre from Japan

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