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
Akira (1988)	A landmark in animation and sci-fi	2020-09-17	Simon
Appleseed (2004)	A popcorn film, but a good one	2012-05-22	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Casshern (2004)	Style over substance, but very very stylish	2005-03-12	Simon
Cutie Honey (2004)	Super-cutie and super-silly	2004-11-08	Simon
Dai Kaiju Mono (2016)	Don't you want to be a big strong man?	2021-04-03	Simon
Dead Or Alive 3: Final (2002)	Decent finale	2003-03-07	Simon
Dragon Head (2003)	Badly acted and somewhat annoying	2004-11-12	Simon
Full Metal Yakuza (1997)	Super-cheap but gleefully twisted and inventive	2002-12-03	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Ghost in the Shell (1995)	Who are you?	2021-07-17	Simon
Ghost In The Shell 2: Innocence (2004)	Pretentious as hell, but undeniably beautiful	2004-11-08	Simon
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)	Terrible until the last 40 minutes	2006-03-31	Simon
Karate-Robo Zaborgar (2011)	Another Japanese kids show revival project	2013-02-10	Simon
Laplace's Witch (2018)	Competent but generic murder mystery	2021-05-20	Simon
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	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
Metropolis (Anime) (2001)	Very pretty but nothing that had a strong impact on me	2012-05-22	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
Nausicaa: Valley Of The Wind (1984)	A wonderful movie	2002-05-05	Simon
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)	Interesting idea but dull development	2021-08-02	Simon
Parasite Doctor Suzune: Genesis (2011)	Cosplay soft porn	2013-05-26	Simon
Returner (2002)	Entertaining for a couple of hours	2003-03-23	Simon
Robogeisha (2009)	A vehicle for an amazing imagination	2010-10-14	Simon
Satorare (2001)	Rubbish	2003-02-06	Simon
Serial Experiments Lain (1998)	Genuinely creepy	2012-09-29	Simon
Shin Godzilla (2016)	Mostly awful but Godzilla is pretty awesome	2021-05-17	Simon