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HK: Forbidden Superhero, aka HK: Hentai Kamen
HK: Hentai Kamen is simply silly; outrageously twisted and certainly not for those who are easily offended… Having this film titled HK: Forbidden Superhero is a tad misleading. The film’s original...
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Ichi the Killer
It begins with titles appearing in a puddle of semen, and ends one of the most thought provoking films in recent memory. It’s the bits in between that make it a masterpiece… Ichi the Killer is often...
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Tokyo Tribe
Sion Sono returns with one of the year’s wildest films: a Japanese hip hop gang musical… Cult Japanese director Sion Sono returns to blow minds and speakers alike with Tokyo Tribe, a bold, brash hip...
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Kite (2014)
Samuel L. Jackson and his protégé save us from an ordinary film… * Please note that the live action film will be referred to using uppercase letters. In one of those almost impossible moves, Hollywood...
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Black Butler
Sherlock-esque, slick and sleazy sums up the live-action version of Manga Black Butler… It seems whenever anyone mentions what manga they follow, three titles in particular always flash up – One Piece,...
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Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
Pacifist swordsman Rurouni Kenshin returns in the second instalment of Otomo Keishi’s blockbuster trilogy… Following on from the 2012 hit manga adaption Rurouni Kenshin comes sequel Kyoto Inferno, shot...
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
Keishi Otomo’s hit blockbuster series comes to a fiery conclusion in this captivating action film… Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends has also been reviewed by James Mudge. The latest and last addition...
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
The final instalment of Otomo Keishi’s blockbuster swordsman trilogy… Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends has also been reviewed by Roxy Simons. Picking up directly after the cliff-hanger finale of...
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As the Gods Will
More classroom gore and madness from Miike Takashi in a wild and weird manga adaptation very much in his own inimitable style… Fans of Japanese auteur Miike Takashi who were overjoyed in 2012 to see...
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Parasyte: Part 1
The first part of this horror/action manga-adaption is exciting if a little slow in the first act; a Japanese film with global audience appeal… The Parasyte manga has an audience of over 11 million, so...
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Parasyte: Part 2
The explosive final part of the gory manga-adaption Parasyte rejects it’s horror roots whilst still valiantly remaining enjoyable… After the spectacular Parasyte Part 1, director Takashi Yamazaki...
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Midnight Diner
It’s all about comfort food for the soul in director Joji Matsuoka’s manga based drama… Set in a small late night diner in the busy, frenetic Shinjuku district of Tokyo, director Joji Matsuoka’s...
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Story Of Ricky
Imagine a bunch of Chinese cosplay fans ripped off Fist Of The North Star for Troma and you’ve a rough idea what to expect… The film the acronym WTF was created for! Story Of Ricky is a singular blend...
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Parasyte: Part 2
The second part of Yamazaki Takashi’s big budget manga adaptation completes the tale of body stealing alien invaders… Director Yamazaki Takashi (The Eternal Zero) returns with Parasyte Part 2,...
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Attack on Titan Part 1
A Japanese box office behemoth, part 1 fails to deliver on it’s gargantuan potential… The first instalment of Shinji Higuchi’s live action adaption of the Attack on Titan manga and anime series always...
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Attack on Titan Part 2: End of the World
Higuchi’s goretastic manga adaption suffers from poor CGI and too much exposition, yet is still better than Part 1… In my review of Attack on Titan Part 1; I argued that the main issues of the film was...
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I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow
Shinichi Tsutsumi works hard to keep Yuichi Fukuda adaptation of the manga far from disappointment… Every dream worth of its name has no need to be loaded with too much details or by a vast background...
View ArticlePecoross’ Mother and Her Days
An artful family drama about dementia and the bonds with the past… Winner of the 2014 Kinema Junpo award for Best Film and of Best Director and Cinematography from the Yokohama Film Festival, Pecoross’...
View ArticleLupin III
Shun Oguri plays Lupin III in this poorly made adaptation of Monkey Punch’s classic series… Lupin III is a franchise that deserves a great adaptation – its entertaining heists and charming principal...
View ArticleOur Little Sister
Another elaborate family drama by the contemporary master of the genre… Hirokazu Koreeda (I Wish, Like Father, Like Son) once more proved his prowess in the family drama genre, directing a film that is...
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