Reviews of films by Takashi Miike

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
Audition (1999)	A more sophisticated film than it is given credit for	2012-10-15	Simon
Big Bang Love: Juvenile A (2006)	Enigmatic and thought provoking, but is it art?	2021-06-01	Simon
Bird People Of China (1997)	Not necessarily a must-see movie, but undoubtedly worth seeing.	2003-02-01	Simon
Blues Harp (1998)	A subtle and complex work	2021-08-24	Simon
Bodyguard Kiba (1993)	Worth a watch	2004-08-12	Simon
City Of Lost Souls (2000)	Best use of CGI in a movie ever!	2001-10-13	Simon
Crows Zero (2007)	Rather unexciting	2021-11-08	Simon
Crows Zero II (2009)	More of the same	2022-11-14	Simon
Dead Or Alive 2: Birds (2000)	Another great movie from Takashi Miike	2002-06-27	Simon
Dead Or Alive 3: Final (2002)	Decent finale	2003-03-07	Simon
Deadly Outlaw: Rekka (2002)	Absurd and poetic	2022-06-07	Simon
Detective Story (2007)	Name pretty much sums it up	2013-04-05	Simon
For Love's Sake (2012)	It's a Miike musical	2020-08-31	Simon
Fudoh (1996)	Hilariously transgressive	2002-03-17	Simon
Full Metal Yakuza (1997)	Super-cheap but gleefully twisted and inventive	2002-12-03	Simon
God's Puzzle (2008)	Miike takes on the universe	2015-01-25	Simon
Gozu (2003)	Wonderful creativity	2004-06-05	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	I'd hoped for something more	2003-03-15	Simon
Graveyard Of Honour (Miike) (2002)	Less interesting than Fukasaku's original	2021-10-05	Simon
Ichi The Killer (2001)	A dazzlingly unique and creative movie	2012-05-22	Simon
Imprint (2006)	...read review...	2006-12-05	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
Kikoku (2003)	Disappointingly generic Yakuza movie from Miike	2005-03-16	Simon
Laplace's Witch (2018)	Competent but generic murder mystery	2021-05-20	Simon
Lesson of the Evil (2012)	Another high school nightmare from Japan	2014-03-09	Simon
Ley Lines (1999)	One of Miike's least plot-driven film	2021-08-12	Simon
Like A Dragon (2007)	Miike finds another fresh way to take on the Yakuza genre	2012-12-05	Simon
MPD Psycho (2000)	Essential viewing for the Miike fan	2012-05-22	Simon
One Missed Call (2003)	Cliched and redundant	2005-06-12	Simon
Osaka Tough Guys (1995)	Not recommended	2012-05-22	Simon