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Ninja Scroll Movie Review

Ninja Scroll

A classic anime film about a skilled wandering ninja and his quest to stop another of his rival's evil plans, and the fantastical and demonic opponents he must face on the way Grade:  A
Genre:  Anime
Country:  Japan
Year:  1993
Battle Royale Movie Review

Battle Royale

Kinji Fukasaku's highly controversial last film adapts Koushun Takami's pulpy novel about a deadly government pgoram that pits a class of 15-year olds against each other Grade:  A
Genre:  Drama
Country:  Japan
Year:  2000
Spirited Away Movie Review

(60) Spirited Away

Hayao Miyazaki's Oscar winning, Disney endorsed anime hit about a girl trying to save her parents in a strange spirit world Grade:  A
Genre:  Anime
Country:  Japan
Year:  2001
Audition Movie Review

Audition

Takashi Miike's international hit about a widower played by Ryo Ishibashi and his audition to find a new girlfriend for himself Grade:  A
Genre:  Horror
Country:  Japan
Year:  2000
Samurai 2 Movie Review

Samurai 2

The Musashi Miyamoto series continues as Takako, now a reformed samurai, continues to train his mind further Grade:  A
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  1969
The Happiness of the Katakuris Movie Review

The Happiness of the Katakuris

Takashi Miike remakes The Quiet Family into a full-blown musical satire and spectacle Grade:  A
Genre:  Comedy
Country:  Japan
Year:  2001
Samurai 3 Movie Review

Samurai 3

The dramatic conclusion to the Musashi Miyamoto story climaxes with his preparation for a duel with his 'lifelong' rival Sasaki to become the greatest swordsman in all of Japan Grade:  A
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  1969
Mind Game Movie Review

Mind Game

The award-winning, mind-bending, life-changing Masaaki Yuasa directed anime Grade:  A
Genre:  Anime
Country:  Japan
Year:  2004
Ping Pong Movie Review

(60) Ping Pong

Fumihiko Masuri directs this energetic manga adaptation starring Yosuke Kubozuka Grade:  A
Genre:  Drama
Country:  Japan
Year:  2002
Seven Samurai Movie Review

Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa's epic classic starring Toshiro Mifune and Takashi Shimura about seven samurai who work for next to nothing to protect a struggling farming village from invading bandits Grade:  A
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  1969
Kikujiro Movie Review

(60) Kikujiro

Takeshi Kitano directs and stars in this family film about a young boy searching for his mother Grade:  A-
Genre:  Comedy
Country:  Japan
Year:  1999
Samurai 1 Movie Review

Samurai 1

The start of the Musashi Miyamoto trilogy about a simple peasant named Takako who goes to war attempting to fulfill his dream of becoming the greatest samurai in country Grade:  A-
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  1969
Sonatine Movie Review

(60) Sonatine

Classic and internationally acclaimed Kitano perspective on yakuza life Grade:  A-
Genre:  Drama
Country:  Japan
Year:  1993
Millennium Actress Movie Review

Millennium Actress

This near epic Citizen Kane of anime by Satoshi Kon tells the story of a famous actress and her desperate life search for a rebel she fell in love with as a child Grade:  A-
Genre:  Anime
Country:  Japan
Year:  2001
Initial D The Movie Movie Review

Initial D The Movie

The third stage of the Initial D series in the form of a feature film continues the story of Takumi's racing improvement and the direction of his life through graduation Grade:  A-
Genre:  Anime
Country:  Japan
Year:  2001
Twilight Samurai Movie Review

Twilight Samurai

Yoji Yamada's take on a humble samurai who goes above and beyond for his family during the difficult times of the Meiji restoration Grade:  A-
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  2002
Swing Girls Movie Review

(60) Swing Girls

Shinobu Yaguchi writes and directs this light comedy about a group of school girls starting a jazz ensemble Grade:  A-
Genre:  Comedy
Country:  Japan
Year:  2004
Hana-bi Movie Review

Hana-bi

This one of Takeshi Kitano's masterpieces is a tale of poetic violence about a remorse filled cop finding peace with his wife Grade:  A-
Genre:  Drama
Country:  Japan
Year:  1997
After Life Movie Review

After Life

Hirokazu Koreeda takes a glimpse at the stopover everyone makes after dying Grade:  A-
Genre:  Drama
Country:  Japan
Year:  1998
Branded to Kill Movie Review

Branded to Kill

Seijun Suzuki's crazy tale about the number three killer in Japan played by Jo Shishido and his exploits to earn the number one position Grade:  A-
Genre:  Action
Country:  Japan
Year:  1969
My Neighbor Totoro Movie Review

My Neighbor Totoro

This early and imaginative work of Hayao Miyazaki is aimed more at the children's crowd but still maintains the incredibly wide appeal of Ghibli films Grade:  B+/A-
Genre:  Anime
Country:  Japan
Year:  1988
The Hidden Fortress Movie Review

The Hidden Fortress

Akira Kurosawa's purely entertaining flick that had an acknowledged influence on the story of the first Star Wars Grade:  B+/A-
Genre:  Swordplay
Country:  Japan
Year:  1969
Love and Pop Movie Review

Love and Pop

Hideaki Anno takes a look at the compensated dating trend in Japan through the eyes of a 16-year old newcomer Grade:  B+/A-
Genre:  Drama
Country:  Japan
Year:  1998
Kamikaze Girls Movie Review

Kamikaze Girls

Off-beat comedy about the unlikely friendship between a high-schooler obsessed with an 18th century period of France and an agressive scooter-loving gang-member Grade:  B+
Genre:  Comedy
Country:  Japan
Year:  2004
High and Low Movie Review

(60) High and Low

Akira Kurosawa's classic kidnapping drama starring Toshiro Mifune Grade:  B+
Genre:  Drama
Country:  Japan
Year:  1969
Crying Out Love in the Center of the World Movie Review

Crying Out Love in the Center of the World

Isao Yukisada directs this touching mega-hit romance novel adaptation starring Takao Osawa and Kou Shibasaki Grade:  B+
Genre:  Romance
Country:  Japan
Year:  2004
Suicide Circle Movie Review

(60) Suicide Circle

Shion Sono's horror film about a mysterious outbreak of youth suicides in Japan Grade:  B+
Genre:  Horror
Country:  Japan
Year:  2002
Blue Spring Movie Review

Blue Spring

Toshiaki Toyoda raw and stylish look at delinquent high schoolers and their gang conflicts Grade:  B+
Genre:  Drama
Country:  Japan
Year:  2001
Dolls Movie Review

Dolls

Takeshi Kitano's contemplative romantic drama from out of nowhere about bunraku puppets and three odd relationships Grade:  B+
Genre:  Romance
Country:  Japan
Year:  2002
Metropolis Movie Review

Metropolis

This adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's manga about the robot situation in the future city of Metropolis is made with a visually gorgeous blend of 2D and 3D animation Grade:  B+
Genre:  Anime
Country:  Japan
Year:  2001
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19/03/2007
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