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
Lion-Girl (2023)	Total trash, by design	2024-04-20	Simon
Baby Assassins 2 (2023)	Another adorable slice of assassination	2024-03-02	Simon
The Violence Action (2022)	You won't forget you've watched it	2022-12-12	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)	A strange film to end the series on	2021-07-30	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)	The legend returns	2021-06-19	Simon
My Blood And Bones in a Flowing Galaxy (2021)	Sabu in dark mode	2021-06-04	Simon
Yokai Girl Kirin (2020)	Low budget and offers little to compensate	2021-08-22	Simon
Wonderful Paradise (2020)	My kind of party	2021-06-05	Simon
Red Post On Escher Street (2020)	My face isn't a crowd	2021-05-15	Simon
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
The Flowers of Evil (2019)	Shockingly mature Noboru Iguchi film	2024-01-02	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Giko Awakens (2019)	Continues/concludes the BCG story	2022-12-22	Simon
Bloody Chainsaw Girl Returns: Revenge of Nero (2019)	Remake of BCG with a new cast	2022-12-22	Simon
Rise of the Machine Girls (2019)	A fun throwback to the Golden Age of Japanese Splatter	2022-05-21	Simon
Dancing Mary (2019)	Another Sabu masterpiece	2022-01-09	Simon
Hydra (2019)	Very low budget but a great calling card for the crew	2021-07-24	Simon
Tezuka's Barbara (2019)	Rather lifeless interpretation of a manga	2021-07-02	Simon
The Fable (2019)	Slick action comedy with blockbuster potential	2021-01-18	Simon
The Forest of Love (2019)	Cinema is life, you know	2020-08-16	Simon
Jam (2018)	A bit of a Sabu throwback	2021-09-29	Simon
Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018)	The most bonkers film I've seen in a while	2021-09-18	Simon
Laplace's Witch (2018)	Competent but generic murder mystery	2021-05-20	Simon
Red Blade (2018)	It all starts when the book sucks your blood	2021-02-14	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable - Chapter 1 (2017)	Probably more interesting if you know the manga/anime/games	2022-03-07	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
High & Low The Movie 3: Final Mission (2017)	A new low bar for the franchise	2021-03-21	Simon
Before We Vanish (2017)	Interesting concept but rather sterile execution	2021-03-06	Simon
Mr. Long (2017)	Act cool and don't say anything	2021-02-21	Simon