Sion Sono’s deranged teenage romance about the perversities of sex and religion is wildly hilarious, controversial and satirical, and might be the briskest 4 hours you can spend in a movie.
The franchise’s 7th movie is its first true disappointment with a middling story, low stakes and a weak villain.
This sixth installment benefits from the wild, manic energy sustained by relatively new director Kazuo Ikehiro.
The enfant terrible of contemporary Japanese cinema gives the ‘Roman Porno’ series by Nikkatsu a cheeky middle finger with this ultra-bizarre, pretentiously-feministic meta-film.
Loads of explicit sex and misogyny wrapped in this study on sexual degradation and the politics of the (female) body, but wished it was more gripping.
It does feel overly-plotted, but this fifth ‘Zatoichi’ installment builds up to an all-out street gang war.
This fourth ‘Zatoichi’ movie sees loyalties put to the test and swordfighting action on a larger scale.
One of the most visually-stunning biopics ever made, this complexly-layered work about art, politics, memory and imagination is arguably Paul Schrader’s finest moment as a filmmaker.
One of the most satisfying entries in the series, this third installment has a substantial and emotional storyline to match its superb action.
Shot in Japan with a Japanese cast, Iranian master Kiarostami gives us a rueful but tender film about the nature of love, desire and liking.
Eternality Tan 