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
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
Cold Fish (2011)	Life is Pain	2021-02-01	Simon
Dancing Mary (2019)	Another Sabu masterpiece	2022-01-09	Simon
Dead Sushi (2012)	Any sushi that sings that good can't be all bad!	2013-01-26	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon
Gemini (1999)	A surreal and sumptuous period horror from Shinya Tsukamoto	2021-07-07	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	Simon
Happiness (2016)	Happiness is just sadness you haven't reached yet	2021-08-22	Simon
Hausu (1977)	Off the wall	2020-07-19	Simon
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Ichi The Killer (2001)	A dazzlingly unique and creative movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Imprint (2006)	...read review...	2006-12-05	Simon
Jigoku (1960)	An interesting and unique movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Kotoko (2011)	A journey into a very troubled mind	2012-11-22	Simon
Kuroneko (1968)	Masterpiece of ghostly style and atmosphere	1999-05-22	Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012)	Another high school nightmare from Japan	2014-03-09	Simon
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012)	Not clear what purpose this serves	2022-07-27	Simon
Meatball Machine (2005)	Budget constrained but imaginative	2020-05-10	Simon
Meatball Machine: Kodoku (2017)	One of the great works of cinema	2020-05-10	Simon
Miss Zombie (2013)	The PARASITE of zombie films	2021-04-10	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006)	We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain	2020-10-26	Simon
Nuigulumar Z (2014)	Love is a teddy bear!	2022-02-12	Simon
One Missed Call (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2005-06-12	Simon
Raivu (2014)	Something went horribly wrong here	2020-05-10	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead (2012)	A better film than it probably needed to be	2021-08-28	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 2 & 3 (2013)	Harder to defend than the first film	2021-08-28	Simon