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 Most Terrible Time in My Life (1994)	Smart, stylish and funny	2024-01-01	Simon
Zebraman (2004)	An accessible Miike film	2022-12-20	Simon
Chasuke's Journey (2015)	Another unique film from Sabu	2022-06-18	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Dancing Mary (2019)	Another Sabu masterpiece	2022-01-09	Simon
The Hidden Fortress (1958)	Beautifully filmed	2021-11-14	Simon
Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018)	The most bonkers film I've seen in a while	2021-09-18	Simon
Blues Harp (1998)	A subtle and complex work	2021-08-24	Simon
Bushido Man (2013)	Awesome fights and surprisingly funny	2021-08-23	Simon
All About Lily Chou-Chou (2001)	Beautiful and harrowing	2021-08-08	Simon
Ghost in the Shell (1995)	Who are you?	2021-07-17	Simon
Gemini (1999)	A surreal and sumptuous period horror from Shinya Tsukamoto	2021-07-07	Simon
Female Convict Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 (1972)	Super stylish and metaphorically rich	2021-06-22	Simon
Ninja Scroll (1993)	Peak ninja	2021-04-24	Simon
Miss Zombie (2013)	The PARASITE of zombie films	2021-04-10	Simon
The Fable (2019)	Slick action comedy with blockbuster potential	2021-01-18	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	Simon
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon
Monday (2000)	Just one of those days	2020-08-22	Simon
Helter Skelter (2012)	It's certainly convenient to be pretty	2020-08-15	Simon
Hana and Alice (2004)	...read review...	2020-08-11	Simon
Boiling Point (1990)	Stylish and whimsical	2020-07-24	Simon
The Virgin Psychics (2015)	It's outrageous	2020-06-25	Simon
Tokyo Fist (1995)	Peak Shinya Tsukamoto	2020-05-23	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)	Just as enjoyable and well made as the first film	2016-01-31	Simon
Sonatine (1993)	Beautifully meditative take on the yakuza film	2013-12-15	Simon
Fish Story (2009)	Can music save the world?	2013-05-03	Simon
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)	Beautiful contemplation on the bittersweet years of adolescence	2013-02-02	Simon