Reviews

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
Tokyo Dragon Chef (2020)	Wacky foodie film hampered by zero budget	2021-01-31	Simon
The Fable (2019)	Slick action comedy with blockbuster potential	2021-01-18	Simon
A Scene At The Sea (1991)	A quieter, more contemplative Kitano film	2021-01-17	Simon
Love Exposure (2009)	It's holier than a hard-on. It's about love.	2021-01-16	Simon
Exte: Hair Extensions (2007)	A Sion Sono film	2021-01-03	Simon
High & Low The Movie 2: End of Sky (2017)	More posing and fighting	2020-12-12	Simon
Rage (2016)	...read review...	2020-11-01	Simon
El Dia De La Bestia (1995)	A very metal black comedy	2020-10-31	Simon
Strange Circus (2005)	Flowers are scars	2020-10-27	Simon
Noriko's Dinner Table (2006)	We All Just Wanna Avoid Pain	2020-10-26	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
Bullets of Justice (2019)	Weird in ways I never imagined a film could be weird	2020-10-21	Simon
Fun Bar Karaoke (1997)	...read review...	2020-09-27	Simon
The Brave Archer (1977)	Barebones adaptation of the Condor Heroes novels	2020-09-27	Simon
High & Low: The Movie (2016)	...read review...	2020-09-26	Simon
Road To High & Low (2016)	TV series condensed to incoherent 90 minute film	2020-09-26	Simon
Guilty of Romance (2011)	With women nothing is impossible	2020-09-22	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl (2009)	Trashy but demented fun	2020-09-19	Simon
Ghost Squad (2018)	Decent idea, shame about the execution	2020-09-18	Simon
Akira (1988)	A landmark in animation and sci-fi	2020-09-17	Simon
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)	Sion Sono doing his best Takashi Miike impression	2020-09-14	Simon
6ixtynin9 (1999)	Black comedy masterpiece	2020-09-06	Simon
A Taxi Driver (2017)	Powerful	2020-09-05	Simon
Drunken Master II (1994)	One of the best martial arts films	2020-09-05	Simon
Spooky, Spooky (1988)	Nothing special	2020-09-04	Simon
Dragon Gate Inn (1967)	Good but maybe not quite as good as its reputation	2020-09-02	Simon
Human, Space, Time and Human (2018)	Waste of space, time and human	2020-09-01	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Shinjuku Swan II (2017)	No real reason for this film to exist	2020-08-29	Simon