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
Mad Cats (2023)	A tonal jumble that didn't work for me	2024-08-14	Simon
Lumberjack the Monster (2023)	Lacks any noteworthy features	2024-06-07	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)	Remake of BCG with a new cast	2022-12-22	Simon
Lesson of the Evil: Prologue (2012)	Not clear what purpose this serves	2022-07-27	Simon
Rape Zombie: Lust of the Dead 2 & 3 (2013)	Harder to defend than the first film	2021-08-28	Simon
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)	Rather lifeless interpretation of a manga	2021-07-02	Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)	Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art?	2021-06-01	Simon
Laplace's Witch (2018)	Competent but generic murder mystery	2021-05-20	Simon
Hanagatami (2017)	If war is worth dying for, so is a festival	2021-05-14	Simon
Vampire Clay (2017)	What if some clay was a vampire?	2021-04-02	Simon
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
Shinjuku Swan II (2017)	No real reason for this film to exist	2020-08-29	Simon
Inflatable Sex Doll of the Wastelands (1967)	Pretentious nonsense	2020-08-22	Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012)	Another high school nightmare from Japan	2014-03-09	Simon
Red Tears (2011)	Rather tepid action/horror/splatter film	2013-11-16	Simon
Tomie: Unlimited (2011)	Mostly dull with patches of imagination	2013-08-04	Simon
Gothic & Lolita Psycho (2010)	Great name, good trailer... that's about it though	2013-05-04	Simon
Detective Story (2007)	Name pretty much sums it up	2013-04-05	Simon
Blood And Bones (2004)	Goes nowhere... very slowly	2006-07-10	Simon
The Executioner II (1974)	Seems not to have understand why we liked the original!	2006-03-25	Simon
The Streetfighter's Last Revenge (1974)	Continues the downhill trend of the series	2006-03-15	Simon
Shinobi (2005)	A tragic romance... with ninjas	2005-11-12	Simon
One Missed Call (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2005-06-12	Simon
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Battlefield Baseball (2003)	Interesting curio	2004-09-20	Simon
Down To Hell (1997)	Interesting curio	2003-06-14	Simon