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Category Archives: Japanese
13 Assassins (2010) Review aka Thirteen Assassins
Director: Takashi Miike Writer: Shoichiro Ikemiya, Daisuke Tengan Producer: Toshiaki Nakazawa, Jeremy Thomas, Takashi Hirajo Cast: Koji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yusuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura, Mikijiro Hira Running Time: 114/126 min. By HKFanatic “13 Assassins” is one of those … Continue reading
Alien vs. Ninja (2010) Review aka Alien versus Ninja, AVN
Director: Seiji Chiba Writer: Seiji Chiba Producer: Seiji Chiba, Yoshinori Chiba Cast: Shuji Kashiwabara, Ben Hiura, Mika Hijii, Donpei Tsuchihira, Masanori Mimoto, Yuki Ogoe Running Time: 83 min. By HKFanatic “Alien vs. Ninja” arrived on Western shelves just in time … Continue reading
Asako in Ruby Shoes (2000) Review aka Sunaebo
Director: E J-Yong Producer: Koo Bon-Han, Tsuchida Masaki, Iwata Hitoshi Cast: Lee Jeong-Jae, Misato Dachibana, Kim Gumija, Kim Min-Hee, Ren Osugi Running Time: 115 min. By Mlindber Asako in Ruby Shoes is another one of those great films from Korea … Continue reading
Audition (2000) Review
Director: Takashi Miike Writer: Daisuke Tengan, Ryu Murakami Cast: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina, Miyuki Matsuda, Renji Ishibashi, Tetsu Sawaki, Jun Kunimura Running Time: 115 min. By Alexander Takashi Miike’s Audition scared the hell out of me. Even though I figured … Continue reading
Away with Words (1999) Review aka Kujaku
Director: Christopher Doyle Writer: Christopher Doyle, Tony Rayns Producer: Hiro Tokimori Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Kevin Sherlock, Mavis Xu, Georgina Hobson, Christa Hughes, Takanori Kubo Running Time: 86 min. By Mighty Peking Man A dispirited young man (Tadanobu Asano of “Ichi … Continue reading
Battle Royale (2000) Review
Director: Kinji Fukasaku Writer: Kenta Fukasaku, Koushun Takam Producer: Akio Kamatani, Tetsu Kayama, Masumi Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Taro Yamamoto, Masanobu Ando, Takeshi Kitano, Kou Shibasaki, Chiaki Kuriyama, Yuko Miyamura Running Time: 114 min. By JJ Hatfield “Battle Royale” … Continue reading
Battle Royale 2: Requiem (2003) Review
Director: Kinji Fukasaku, Kenta Fukasaku Writer: Kenta Fukasaku Producer: Shigeyuki Endo Cast: Tatsuya Fujiwara, Aki Maeda, Shugo Oshinari, Ayana Sakai, Riki Takeuchi, Natsuki Kato, Ai Iwamura, Masaya Kikawada, Aki Maeda, Takeshi Kitano, Sonny Chiba Running Time: 134 min. By Equinox21 … Continue reading
Battlefield Baseball (2003) Review
AKA: Battlefield Stadium Director: Yudai Yamaguchi Producer: Ryuhei Kitamura Cast: Tak Sakaguchi, Atsushi Ito, Hideo Sakaki Running Time: 87 min. By Equinox21 Without knowing anything about the movie Battlefield Baseball, I decided to pick it up (a bootleg, unfortunately, as … Continue reading
Black Belt (2007) Review aka Kuro-Obi
Director: Shunichi Nagasaki Cast: Akihito Yagi, Tatsuya Naka, Yuji Suzuki, Fuyuhiko Nishi Running Time: 120 min. By Mighty Peking Man After their karate master passes away, two of his best students take opposite directions in life. Giryu (Akihito Yagi), chooses … Continue reading
Boiling Point (1990) Review
AKA: San Tai Yon X Jujatsu; 3-4x Jugatsu Director: Takeshi Kitano Writer: Takeshi Kitano Producer: Hisao Nabeshima, Takio Yoshida, Masayuki, Mori Cast: Masahiko Ono, Yuriko Ishida, Takahito Iguchi, Minoru Iizuka, Makoto Ashikawa, Hisashi Igawa, Bengal, Johnny Ohkura, Katsuo Tokashiki, Takeshi … Continue reading
Branded to Kill (1967) Review
Director: Seijun Suzuki Writer: Hachiro Guryu, Takeo Kimura, Chusei Sone, Atsushi Yamatoya Producer: Kaneo Iwai, Takiko Mizunoe Cast: Jo Shishido, Mari Annu, Mariko Ogawa, Koji Nambara, Isao Tamagawa, Hiroshi Minami Running Time: 91 min. By Slaxor To paraphrase a famous … Continue reading
Casshern (2004) Review
Director: Kazuaki Kiriya Producer: Hideji Miyajima, Toshiharu Ozawa, Toshiaki Wakabayashi Cast: Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso, Akira Terao, Kanako Higuchi, Fumiyo Kohinata, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Jun Kaname, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Susumu Terajima, Hideji Otaki, Tatsuya Mihashi, Toshiaki Karasawa, Mayumi Sada Running … Continue reading
Cold Fish (2010) Review
Director: Sion Sono Writer: Sion Sono, Yoshiki Takahashi Producer: Yoshinori Chiba, Toshiki Kiimura Cast: Makoto Ashikawa, Denden, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Asuka Kurosawa, Megumi Kagurazaka, Hikari Kajiwara, Lorena Koto Running Time: 145 min. By HKFanatic Japanese director Sion Sono first caught the … Continue reading
Crazy Thunder Road (1980) Review
Director: Sogo Ishii Cast: Tatsuo Yamada, Masamitsu Oike, Toshiji Kobayashi, Koji Nanjo Running Time: 90 min. By Joe909 As of this writing, I’m 27 years old, and I’ve realized through the wisdom of age that one shouldn’t get too excited … Continue reading
Crows Zero (2007) Review aka Crows 0
AKA: Crows: Episode 0, Crows: Episode Zero Director: Takashi Miike Producer: Mataichiro Yamamoto Cast: Shun Oguri, Kyosuke Yabe, Takayuki Yamada, Shunsuke Daito, Meisa Kuroki, Tsutomu Takahashi, Goro Kishitani Running Time: 131 min. By Ningen A new kid in town named … Continue reading
Cutie Honey (2004) Review
Director: Hideaki Anno Writer: Hideaki Anno, Rumi Takahashi, Go Nagai Producer: Morio Amagi, Motoo Kawabata Cast: Eriko Sato, Mikako Ichikawa, Jun Murakami, Mitsuhiro Oikawa, Hairi Katagiri, Shie Kohinata, Mayumi Shintani, Eisuke Sasai, Toru Tezuka, Ryō Kase, Ryo Iwamatsu, Suzuki Matsuo, … Continue reading
Drop (2009) Review
Director: Hiroshi Shinagawa Writer: Hiroshi Shinagawa Producer: Taiichi Inoue Cast: Hiroki Narimiya, Hiro Mizushima, Yuika Motokariya, Yusuke Kamiji, Noriko Nakagoshi, Kazuki Namioka, Junichi Komoto, Yuji Ayabe Running Time: 122 Min. By HKFanatic “Drop” is a live-action filmed based on the … Continue reading
Fireworks (1997) Review aka Hana-Bi
Literally: Fire Flowers Writer: Kitano Takeshi Director: Kitano Takeshi Producers: Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida Cast: Takeshi Kitano, Kayoko Kishimoto, Ren Osugi, Susumu Terajima, Tetsu Watanabe, Hakuryu, Yasuei Yakushiji, Taro Istumi, Kenichi Yajima, Makoto Ashikawa, Yûko Daike Running Time: … Continue reading
Gamera Trilogy (1995-1999) Review
Gamera: Guardian of the Universe (1995) Gamera 2: Attack of Legion (1996) Gamera 3: Revenge of Iris (1999) Director: Shusuke Kaneko Writer: Kazunori Ito, Shusuke Kaneko Cast: Shinobu Nakayama, Ayako Fujitani, Yukijiro Hotaru, Ai Maeda, Toshiyuki Nagashima Running Time: 100/100/108 … Continue reading
Gantz (2010) Review
Director: Shinsuke Sato Writer: Hiroya Oku, Yusuke Watanabe Cast: Kazunari Ninomiya, Ken’ichi Matsuyama, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Kanata Hongo, Natsuna Watanabe Running Time: 130 min. By HKFanatic Much like “Death Note,” 2010′s “Gantz” is a two-part live-action adaptation of a popular and … Continue reading
Getting Any? (1995) Review
Director: Takeshi Kitano Writer: Takeshi Kitano Producer: Masayuki Mori, Hisao Nabeshima, Takio Yoshida Cast: Moeko Ezawa, Hakuryu, Tokie Hidari, Yojin Hino, Minoru Iizuka, Takeshi Kitano, Akiji Kobayashi, Yuuji Minakata, Masumi Okada, Ren Osugi, Shintaro Takado, Susumu Terajima, Kanji Tsuda, Yuurei … Continue reading
Goemon (2009) Review aka The Legend of Goemon
AKA: Goemon: The Robin Hood of Japan Director: Kazuaki Kiriya Writer: Kazuaki Kiriya, Tetsuro Takita Producer: Kazuaki Kiriya, Takashige Ichise Cast: Yosuke Eguchi, Takao Osawa, Ryoko Hirosue, Gori, Eiji Okuda, Eiji Okuda, Kazuaki Kiriya, Jun Kaname, Masato Ibu, Hashinosuke Nakamura, … Continue reading
Gonin (1995) Review aka The Five
Director: Takashi Ishii Writer: Takashi Ishii Producer: Kazuyoshi Okuyama Cast: Koichi Sato, Masahiro Motoki, Jinpachi Nezu, Kippei Shiina, Naoto Takenaka, Takeshi Kitano, Kazuya Kimura Running Time: 109 min. By Equinox21 In 1995, stylish director, Takashi Ishii, brought us a great … Continue reading
Kamui Gaiden (2009) Review aka Kamui The Lone Ninja
AKA: Kamui, Kamui The Lone Ninja Director: Yoichi Sai Writers: Sampei Shirato (manga), Kankuro Kudo Yoichi Sai Cast: Ken ichi Matsuyama, Koyuki Koyuki, Kaoru Kobayashi, Koichi Sato, Hideaki Ito Running Time: 120 min. By Mighty Peking Man “Kamui Gaiden” is … Continue reading
Kids Return (1996) Review
Director: Takeshi Kitano Writer: Takeshi Kitano Producers: Masayuki Mori, Yasushi Tsuge, Takio Yoshida Cast: Masanobu Ando, Ken Kaneko, Leo Morimoto, Hatsuo Yamaya, Mitsuko Oka, Ryo Ishibashi, Susumu Terajima, Koichi Shigehisa, Michisuke Kashiwaya, Yuko Daike, Atsuki Ueda, Ren Osugi, Masami Shimojoe … Continue reading
Lady Snowblood: Blizzard from the Netherworld (1973) Review
AKA: Lady Snow Blood, Blood Snow, Shurayukihime Director: Toshiya Fujito Writer: Osada Norio, Koike Kazuo, Kamimura Kazuo Producer: Kikumaru Okuda Cast: Meiko Kaji, Toshio Kurosawa, Masaaki Daimon, Miyoko Akaza, Noboru Nakaya, Takeo Chii, Yoshiko Nakada, Kaoru Kashiwada, Akemi Negishi, Sanae … Continue reading
Last Life in the Universe (2003) Review
Director: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang Writer: Pen-Ek Ratanaruang, Prabda Yoon Producer: Wouter Barendrecht, Duangkamol Limcharoen, Nonzee Nimibutr Cast: Tadanobu Asano, Sinitta Boonyasak, Laila Boonyasak, Yutaka Matsushige, Riki Takeuchi, Takashi Miike, Yoji Tanaka, Sakichi Sat Running Time: 112 min. By Alexander Comparisons between … Continue reading
Love Exposure (2008) Review
Director: Sion Sono Writer: Sion Sono Producer: Haruo Umekawa Cast: Takahiro Nishijima, Hikari Mitsushima, Sakura Ando, Makiko Watanabe, Atsuro Watabe Running Time: 237 min. By HKFanatic This is a film whose reputation precedes it – that of being one long-ass … Continue reading