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
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
Dancing Mary (2019)	Another Sabu masterpiece	2022-01-09	Simon
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)	Rather lifeless interpretation of a manga	2021-07-02	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
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	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
Hanagatami (2017)	If war is worth dying for, so is a festival	2021-05-14	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
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
Zebraman 2: Attack on Zebra City (2010)	Quite a change of style	2023-02-07	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)	Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art?	2021-06-01	Simon
Death Trance (2006)	Similar to Versus but not as good	2012-05-22	Simon
The Great Yokai War (2005)	Miike unleashes his imagination in less deviant lands	2005-11-13	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Calamari Wrestler (2004)	Not quite brilliant, but interesting enough to receive a recommendation	2006-07-13	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Spirited Away (2001)	A fine piece of imaginative strangeness	2012-09-29	Simon
Versus (2001)	Arguably my favourite film	2002-05-25	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon
Getting Any? (1994)	Enjoyable piece of total lunacy from a master	2003-04-19	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon