• Hard Revenge, Milly: Bloody Battle

    Mar 22, 2015

    Packed with exciting fight sequences, huge helpings of blood and some solid leading performances, it is clearly one of the more enjoyable examples of Japanese VCinema.

  • Harmonium

    Jun 25, 2018

    With a sparse soundtrack, and an ensemble of superb performers, Koji Fukada has fashioned a haunting film that is never quite a thriller despite leanings in that direction.

  • Helldriver

    Mar 23, 2015

    You are either into these kinds of flicks or not but with an infectious energy, a musical score that propels all the lunacy and a complete commitment to going insane, ‘Helldriver’ is, well, as mad as a bag of smashed frogs!

  • Hidden Fortress: The Last Princess

    Mar 24, 2015

    The whole thing rollicks along at a fair clip and the film has a kind of charming, uncomplicated 1980s fantasy action film vibe to it making it a much more enjoyable experience than one might expect.

  • High Kick Girl!

    Mar 25, 2015

    ‘High Kick Girl’ is more like a montage of fight scenes that, with little context provided and characters barely registering as human, becomes monotonous.

  • Himizu

    Mar 25, 2015

    Not as enjoyable or as accomplished as some of the director’s other efforts but worthy of a look if you’re a fan of Sono’s work and “non-conventional” cinema.

  • Hula Girls

    Mar 26, 2015

    Ultimately, ‘Hula Girls’ lacks its own identity. It takes a popular concept and rests on the fact that it apparently has a factual source material as its inspiration.

  • I Just Didn’t Do It

    Mar 10, 2015

    Suo can craft works that move the mind and the heart while entrancing the viewer along the way.

  • Ichi

    Mar 28, 2015

    Unpretentious, well crafted, a great central performance and some excellent action make ‘Ichi’ a hugely enjoyable experience and refreshing take on the samurai genre.

  • Ichi The Killer

    Mar 28, 2015

    For those prepared for difficult material and subject matter it is a stylish, gripping example of fearless, maverick cinema.

  • Instant Swamp

    Mar 29, 2015

    Bizarre for the sake of it just doesn’t work and without anything solid to juxtapose it with, ’Instant Swamp’s initial laughs soon wear thin.

  • Japan Organized Crime Boss

    Apr 1, 2015

    With brains, brawn and cool, cruel style to spare, ‘Japan Organized Crime Boss’ is a fantastic entry point to Fukasaku’s earlier movies.