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
The Forest of Love (2019)	Cinema is life, you know	2020-08-16	Simon
Meatball Machine (2005)	Budget constrained but imaginative	2020-05-10	Simon
R100 (2013)	Only in Japan	2014-10-05	Simon
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)	Perhaps the strangest thing you will ever see	2013-06-10	Simon
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)	Strange beast, merits a second viewing	2013-06-09	Simon
The Foreign Duck, The Native Duck And God In A Coin Locker (2007)	Ducks and Dylan	2013-05-26	Simon
Throne Of Blood (1957)	Kurosawa's interpretation of Macbeth	2013-01-04	Simon
Like A Dragon (2007)	Miike finds another fresh way to take on the Yakuza genre	2012-12-05	Simon
Appleseed (2004)	A popcorn film, but a good one	2012-05-22	Simon
Karate Bear Fighter (1975)	Chiba is on peak form	2012-05-22	Simon
Female Yakuza Tale (1973)	...read review...	2012-05-21	Simon
Black Cat's Revenge (1970)	Intriguing mix of styles and moods	2006-08-13	Simon
The Executioner (1974)	Remember it's a ninja film and enjoy it!	2006-03-05	Simon
Funky Forest - The First Contact (2005)	Maybe the strangest film I've seen	2006-02-09	Simon
Roningai (1990)	Gently paced but ultimately satisfying samurai film	2005-08-18	Simon
Sukeban Deka (1987)	Cheesy, violent fun	2005-07-15	Simon
The Way To Fight (1996)	Enjoyable low-key drama	2005-06-12	Simon
Postman Blues (1997)	Very creative and charming work	2004-06-11	Simon
Waterboys (2001)	Recommended	2003-01-31	Simon
Full Metal Yakuza (1997)	Super-cheap but gleefully twisted and inventive	2002-12-03	Simon
Warm Water Under A Red Bridge (2001)	Quirky yet touching	2002-06-15	Simon
Fudoh (1996)	Hilariously transgressive	2002-03-17	Simon
Avalon (2001)	Unique aesthetic experience	2002-03-17	Simon
Go, Go Second Time Virgin (1969)	Amazingly bleak film, and quite shocking to watch	2001-11-26	Simon
Tokyo Raiders (2000)	The future of action films?	2001-06-02	Simon