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Japanese Movie Reviews

2LDK
2LDK | Thriller, Comedy | Japan 2002

13 Assassins
Jusan-nin no shikaku | Action, Drama | Japan 2010

About Love
Guanyu Ai | Romance, Drama | Japan / Taiwan / China 2005

Adrenaline Drive
Adorenarin doraibu | Comedy | Japan 1999

After Life
Wandafuru raifu | Drama | Japan 1998

After the Rain
Ame agaru | Period Drama | Japan 1999

Air Doll
Kûki ningyô | Drama | Japan 2009

All about Lily Chou-Chou
Riri Shushu no subete | Drama | Japan 2001

Appleseed
Appurushidou | Anime, Action, Sci-Fi | Japan 2004

April Story
Shigatsu monogatari | Romance | Japan 1998

Asako in Ruby Shoes
Sunaebo | Romance, Drama | South Korea 2000

Avalon
Avalon | Sci-Fi, Drama | Japan 2001

Azumi
Azumi | Martial Arts, Drama | Japan 2003

Bandage
Bandeiji | Drama | Japan 2010

Battle Royale
Batoru rowaiaru | Thriller, Action, Drama | Japan 2000

Big Man Japan
Dainipponjin | Comedy | Japan 2007

Black Belt
Kuro-obi | Action, Drama | Japan 2007

Blood and Bones
Chi to hone | Drama | Japan 2004

The Blue Bird
Aoi tori | Drama | Japan 2008

Bottled Fools, The
Gusha no bindume | aka Hellevator, aka Gusher no Binds me | Horror, Sci-Fi | Japan 2004

A Boy and his Samurai
Chonmage purin | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2010

Bugmaster
Mushishi | aka Mushishi | Mystery, Fantasy | Japan 2006

Chaos
Kaosu | Thriller | Japan 1999

Check it out, Yo!
Chekeraccho!! | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2006

Confessions
Kokuhaku | Drama | Japan 2010

Cross Fire
Kurosufaia | aka Pyrokinesis | Mystery, Horror | Japan 2000

Crows Zero
Kurozu zero | Action, Drama | Japan 2007

Crying out Love in the Center of the World
Sekai no chûshin de, ai o sakebu | Drama, Romance | Japan 2004

Cure
Kyua | Thriller | Japan 1997

Cyborg Girl
Boku no kanojo wa saibogu | aka Cyborg She | Comedy, Romance, Sci-Fi, Drama | Japan 2008

Dark Water
Honogurai mizu no soko kara | Horror, Drama | Japan 2002

Days with You
Koikyokusei | Drama, Romance | Japan 2008

Death Note
Desu noto | Thriller, Fantasy | Japan 2006

Death Note - The Last Name
Desu noto: The last name | Thriller, Fantasy | Japan 2006

Death Trance
Death Trance | Fantasy, Action | Japan 2005

Departures
Okuribito | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2008

Dolls
Dolls | Drama, Romance | Japan 2002

Dororo
Dororo | Fantasy, Drama, Horror | Japan 2007

Dragonhead
Doragon heddo | Sci-Fi | Japan 2003

Drive
Drive | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2002

Fine, Totally Fine
Zenzen daijobu | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2008

Fish Story
Fisshu sutôrî | Mystery, Comedy, Drama | Japan 2009

Gantz
Gantz | Action, Sci-Fi | Japan 2011

Gantz: Perfect Answer
Gantz: Perfect Answer | Action, Sci-Fi | Japan 2011

Getting Any
Minna-yatteruka | Comedy | Japan 1995

Ghost Train
Otoshimono | Horror | Japan 2006

Go
Go | Drama, Romance | Japan 2001

Goemon
Goemon | Fantasy, Action | Japan 2009

Gohatto
Gohatto | aka Taboo | Drama | Japan 1999

Gojoe
Gojoe reisenki | Action, Drama | Japan 2000

Hana and Alice
Hana to Arisu | Drama, Comedy, Romance | Japan 2004

Hana-bi
Hana-bi | aka Fireworks | Drama, Crime | Japan 1997

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
Ichimei | Drama | Japan 2011

Haze
Haze | Horror | Japan 2005

Henge
Henge | aka Metamorphosis | Horror | Japan 2012

The Hidden Blade
Kakushi ken oni no tsume | Drama | Japan 2004

How to Become Myself
Ashita no watashi no tsukurikata | Drama | Japan 2007

Ichi
Ichi | Chambara, Drama | Japan 2008

Ichi The Killer
Koroshiya 1 | Drama, Thriller, Comedy | Japan 2001

Infection
Kansen | Horror | Japan 2004

Install
Insutoru | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2004

Inugami
Inugami | Horror, Drama | Japan 2001

Japan Sinks
Nihon chinbotsu | aka The Sinking of Japan | Action, Drama | Japan 2006

Kaiji: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji: Jinsei gyakuten gemu | aka Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji | Thriller, Drama | Japan 2009

Kaiji 2: The Ultimate Gambler
Kaiji 2: Jinsei dakkai gêmu | aka Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji 2 | Thriller, Action, Drama | Japan 2011

Kamikaze Girls
Shimotsuma Monogatari | Comedy | Japan 2004

Kibakichi
Kibakichi: Bakko-yokaiden | Fantasy, Action, Horror | Japan 2004

L: Change the World
L: Change the World | Crime, Thriller | Japan 2008

The Lakeside Murder Case
Reikusaido mada kesu | Thriller, Crime, Drama | Japan 2004

The Longest Night in Shanghai
Ye. Shanghai / Yoru no shanghai | Romance, Drama, Comedy | China, Japan 2007

Love and Honor
Bushi no ichibun | Drama, Romance | Japan 2006

Love Letter
Love Letter | Drama, Romance | Japan 1995

Marebito
Marebito | aka The Stranger from afar | Horror, Mystery, Drama | Japan 2004

Memories of Matsuko
Kiraware Matsuko no issho | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2006

Monday
Monday | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2000

Moonlight Whispers
Gekko no sasayaki | Drama, Romance | Japan 1999

Muscle Heat
Masuuruhiito | Action, Martial Arts, Sci-Fi | Japan 2002

MW
MW | Thriller | Japan 2009

My Rainy Days
Tenshi no koi | Romance, Drama | Japan 2009

My Secret Cache
Himitsu no hanazono | The Secret Garden | Comedy | Japan 1997

Nana
Nana | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2005

No More Cry
Nakumonka | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2009

Noriko's Dinner Table
Noriko no shokutaku | Drama | Japan 2005

Norwegian Wood
Noruwei no mori | Drama, Romance | Japan 2010

Oishii Man
Oisi maen | Drama | South Korea, Japan 2008

One Missed Call
Chakushin ari | Horror | Japan 2003

Outrage
Autoreiji | Crime, Thriller | Japan 2010

Paco and the Magical Picture Book
Pako to maho no ehon | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2008

Paradise Kiss
Paradaisu kisu | Romance, Drama | Japan 2011

Party 7
Party 7 | Comedy | Japan 2000

Piecing Me Back Together
Matataki | Drama, Romance | Japan 2010

Premonition
Yogen | Horror | Japan 2004

The Professor and His Beloved Equation
Hakase no aishita sûshiki | Drama | Japan 2006

Pulse
Kairo | aka Kairo | Horror, Drama | Japan 2001

Rain Fall
Rain Fall | Thriller, Action | Japan 2009

Rashomon
Rashomon | Thriller, Drama | Japan 1950

Retribution
Sakebi | Mystery, Thriller | Japan 2006

Returner
Ritana | Sci-Fi, Action | Japan 2002

Rurouni Kenshin
Rurôni Kenshin: Meiji kenkaku roman tan | Action, Fantasy, Drama | Japan 2012

Sakuran
Sakuran | Drama | Japan 2006

Samurai Fiction
Samurai Fiction | Action, Comedy | Japan 1998

Shall we dance
Shall we dansu? | Drama, Comedy | Japan 1996

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl
Samehada otoko to momojiri onna | Comedy, Crime, Drama | Japan 1998

Shinobi - Heart under Blade
Shinobi | Fantasy, Drama, Action, Romance | Japan 2005

Sky High
Sky High | Fantasy, Thriller | Japan 2003

A Slit-Mouthed Woman
Kuchisake-onna | aka Carved | Horror | Japan 2007

Smuggler
Sumagurâ: Omae no mirai o hakobe | Crime, Action | Japan 2011

Sonatine
Sonatine | Drama | Japan 1993

Still Walking
Aruitemo aruitemo | Drama | Japan 2008

Strange Circus
Kimyô na sâkasu | Drama | Japan 2005

Suicide Club
Jisatsu sâkuru | aka Suicide Circle | Drama, Thriller, Horror | Japan 2001

Survive Style 5+
Survive Style 5+ | Comedy, Drama | Japan 2004

Sweet Rain
Suwîto rein: Shinigami no seido | aka Accuracy of Death | Drama, Fantasy | Japan 2008

Swing Girls
Swing Girls | Comedy, Music | Japan 2004

The Sword of Doom
Dai-bosatsu tôge | Action, Drama | Japan 1966

Three Extremes
Three Extremes | Horror, Thriller | Japan/Hong Kong/South Korea 2004

Touch
Tatchi | Drama, Sports, Romance | Japan 2005

Twilight Samurai, The
Tasogare Seibei | Drama | Japan 2002

Villain
Akunin | Drama, Thriller | Japan 2010

Visitor Q
Bijita Q | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2001

Waterboys
Waterboys | Comedy | Japan 2001

Welcome to the quiet Room
Quiet room ni yokoso | Drama, Comedy | Japan 2007

When the last Sword is drawn
Mibu gishi den | Drama, Chambara | Japan 2003

Zatoichi
Zatoichi | Chambara, Action, Drama | Japan 2003

Zen
Zen | Drama | Japan 2009