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The Storm Riders
3.5 stars out of 5
Wet Dreams
3.5 stars out of 5
Super Powerful Man
1 star out of 5
People’s Hero
3.5 stars out of 5
In A Corner Of This World
2.5 stars out of 5
Godfathers Of Hong Kong
3 stars out of 5
Spellbound
3.5 stars out of 5
Climber’s High
3 stars out of 5
W Is War
1 star out of 5
Lover’s Tear
2.5 stars out of 5
Wild Search
2.5 stars out of 5
Wushu
3 stars out of 5
Nuigulumar Z
3 stars out of 5
Afro Tanaka
3 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on February 1, 2015| Leave a Comment »
It’s been a quiet month for watching Asian movies for myself (too busy seeing documentaries on TV!). We’ll see if I get a chance to see more this month. So this is what I saw last month:
Death Kappa
1.5 stars out of 5
Ghost Punting
3 stars out of 5
Akira Kurosawa’s Dreams
3.5 stars out of 5
15: The Movie
1.5 stars out of 5
Armitage III: Poly Matrix
3 stars out of 5
Super Lady Cop
3 stars out of 5
Evil Dead Trap 3: The Brutal Insanity Of Love
3 stars out of 5
Danger Stalks Near
1.5 stars out of 5
Red Dust
2 stars out of 5
Mobile Boyfriend
3 stars out of 5
The Magic Crystal
3 stars out of 5
Kung Fu Cult Master
4 stars out of 5
37 Shaolin Kids
1.5 stars out of 5
Angel’s Project
2.5 stars out of 5
Mission Of Justice
2 stars out of 5
Doomsday Book
3 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 1, 2015| 2 Comments »
Hello everybody and a Happy New Year to you all. I hope 2015 will bring you good health and happiness. Now onto the movies I saw last month:
Welcome Back Mr McDonald
2 stars out of 5
The Mission
3.5 stars out of 5
Zatoichi 7: Zatoichi’s Flashing Sword
4 stars out of 5
See You Tomorrow, Everyone
4 stars out of 5
End Of Animal
3 stars out of 5
Samurai Wolf II
3.5 stars out of 5
Fusa
3 stars out of 5
Dororo
3.5 stars out of 5
69
3.5 stars out of 5
Deadend Of Besiegers
3.5 stars out of 5
Haru’s Journey
4.5 stars out of 5
Quirky Guys And Gals
4 stars out of 5
Born Invincible
3.5 stars out of 5
Oresama
3.5 stars out of 5
The Rendezvous
3.5 stars out of 5
Su-ki-da
2.5 stars out of 5
Journey To The West: Conquering The Demons
3.5 stars out of 5
The Woodsman And The Rain
3.5 stars out of 5
Night Of The Felines
2 stars out of 5
Mai Mai Miracle
4 stars out of 5
Samurai Fiction
3.5 stars out of 5
The After Dinner Mysteries
3.5 stars out of 5
Real
3 stars out of 5
Smuggler
3.5 stars out of 5
Angel Warriors
1.5 stars out of 5
Taxi Hunter
3.5 stars out of 5
Rock n Roll Cop
2.5 stars out of 5
The Devil’s Path
3.5 stars out of 5
The Deep Red
3.5 stars out of 5
Black Lizard
3.5 stars out of 5
Maison Ikkoku Apartment Fantasy
3 stars out of 5
The Professor And His Beloved Equation
4.5 stars out of 5
Buppah Rahtree: Flower Of The Night
3 stars out of 5
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Carmen Falls In Love
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Doomsday Party
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Those Merry Souls
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Oki’s Movie
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
The Day He Arrives
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Fatal Termination
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Bloody Territories
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
The Victim
Sadako’s Rating: 4 stars out of 5
A Kid From Tibet
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Tough Beauty And The Sloppy Slop
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Crystal Fortune Run
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Final Yamato
Sadako’s Rating: 5 stars out of 5
Angel Enforcers
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
City Of Darkness
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Angel Of Vengeance
Sadako’s Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on December 6, 2014| 2 Comments »
Hello All
I’m back from my trip to Tokyo and I hope to post reviews on all the new movies (9 in all) I saw during my time there. I’ll try my best to start putting up a couple by the end of next week if I can manage to go through the pile of work that’s waiting for me on Monday.
What you can look forward to seeing being reviewed are these movies:
Parasyte Part 1
As The God’s Will
Pale Moon
Attack On Titan: Crimson Arrows
Hibi Rock
Doraemon: Stand By Me
Fuku-chan of Fuku Fuku Flats
Climbing Into Spring
Snow On The Blades
Please bear with me until I get things in order then I’ll post reguarly every Friday as before.
Thanks
Posted in Miscellaneous on November 21, 2014| 2 Comments »
There will be no site updates for the next 2 weeks whilst I go away on holiday to Japan, it’s been a long 2 years since I was last in Tokyo. I am aiming to catch a number of movies whilst I’m over there such as the new Takashi Miike one As The Gods Will and Parasyte. Expect a slew of reviews when I return in early December.
See you when I get back.
Posted in Miscellaneous on November 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Sayonara, Debussy
3 stars out of 5
Utamaro’s World
3 stars out of 5
Eagle vs Silver Fox
3 stars out of 5
Zatoichi And The Chest Of Gold
3.5 stars out of 5
Hoodlum Priest And The Gold Mint
2.5 stars out of 5
Woman Avenger
3.5 stars out of 5
The Wings Of The Kirin
3.5 stars out of 5
Brutal Tales Of Chivalry
3.5 stars out of 5
Blue
3.5 stars out of 5
Be A Man!! Samurai School
3 stars out of 5
The Betrayal
3 stars out of 5
The Young And The Dangerous 6
3.5 stars out of 5
Kirei? The Terror Of Beauty
3 stars out of 5
Hit Man In The Hand Of Buddha
2.5 stars out of 5
Karma (a short movie written by Sion Sono)
4 stars out of 5
An Actor’s Revenge
3 stars out of 5
Three Against The World
3.5 stars out of 5
Project A-Ko 2
1 star out of 5
Magic Cop
3.5 stars out of 5
Rica 2: Lonely Wanderer
3 stars out of 5
47 Ronin
3.5 stars out of 5
Chicken And Duck Talk
4 stars out of 5
The Demon
4 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on October 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Several of the movies listed below will get a full review over the coming weeks.
The Hot, The Cool And The Vicious
3 stars out of 5
Okoma: The Orphan Gambler
3.5 stars out of 5
Coo Of The Far Seas
3.5 stars out of 5
Blind Beast vs Killer Dwarf
1 star out of 5
Zatoichi 5: Zatoichi On The Road
3.5 stars out of 5
Half Human
2.5 stars out of 5
Haunted School 1
3 stars out of 5
Grey: Digital Target
3.5 stars out of 5
Young & Dangerous 5
3.5 stars out of 5
The Golden Bat
3 stars out of 5
Temptress Of A 1000 Faces
3.5 stars out of 5
Detective Story
3 stars out of 5
PTU: Into The Perilous Night
3.5 stars out of 5
Monster
3.5 stars out of 5
Ataru: The First Love And The Last Kill
3.5 stars out of 5
Leda: The Fantastic Adventure of Yohko
3 stars out of 5
Kingdom Of Jirocho
3 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on September 2, 2014| 5 Comments »
The Stool Pigeon
3.5 stars out of 5
Midori
3 stars out of 5
A Fugitive From The Past
4 stars out of 5
Zatoichi 3: New Tale Of Zatoichi
3.5 stars out of 5
SPEC: Close~Incarnation
4 stars out of 5
Techno Police
3.5 stars out of 5
Zatoichi 4: Zatoichi The Fugitive
3.5 stars out of 5
The Man Without A Map
2.5 stars out of 5
Sleepy Eyes Of Death 4: Sword Of Seduction
4 stars out of 5
Under The Flag Of The Rising Sun
3.5 stars out of 5
Samurai Banners
4 stars out of 5
Two Faces Of My Girlfriend
3.5 stars out of 5
Detective Conan 9: Strategy Above The Depths
3.5 stars out of 5
The Kirishima Thing
3.5 stars out of 5
Street Kids Violence
3 stars out of 5
Girl Boss: Escape From Reform School
3.5 stars out of 5
Attack From Space
1 star out of 5
Beach Of The War Gods
3.5 stars out of 5
Sengoku Rock: Female Warriors
3 stars out of 5
Manji
3.5 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on August 1, 2014| 2 Comments »
Rica
3 stars out of 5
The Complex
2 stars out of 5
Shady
4 stars out of 5
Samaritan Girl
4 stars out of 5
A Devilish Murder
3 stars out of 5
8-Man
2.5 stars out of 5
Love And Crime
3.5 stars out of 5
Shadow Of The Wraith
3 stars out of 5
The Tale Of Zatoichi
3 stars out of 5
The Housemaid
4 stars out of 5
Devilman
1.5 stars out of 5
Odd Obsession
3.5 stars out of 5
Young Boss Takeshi
3 stars out of 5
The Tale Of Zatoichi Continues
3.5 stars out of 5
Crazed Fruit
4 stars out of 5
Virgin Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors
4 stars out of 5
Muddy River
4 stars out of 5
Amon Saga
2.5 stars out of 5
Samurai Vendetta
2.5 stars out of 5
Dragon Blue
3 stars out of 5
Deathquake
3 stars out of 5
Death Powder
2 stars out of 5
Cream Lemon
3 stars out of 5
Killer’s Mission
3.5 stars out of 5
The Code Of The Forgotten Eight
3.5 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on July 1, 2014| 2 Comments »
It’s been a bit of a lean month for watching movies for myself lately what with all the sport that’s on the box, taking advantage of the fine weather and going up the mountains in Snowdonia and finally becoming addicted to Game of Thrones so there’s not a lot in this list.
There will be no updates on this site for the next 2 weeks either as I’ll be going away on holiday so without further ado here’s what I watched last month:
Ju Dou
Sadako’s Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Lady In Black
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Shinsengumi: Band of Assassins
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Friend
Sadako’s Rating: 4 stars out of 5
Pale Flower
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Arcana
Sadako’s Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
Incident At Blood Pass
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Bloodstained Clan Honor
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Conflagration
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on June 1, 2014| Leave a Comment »
The Stairway To The Distant Past
3.5 stars out of 5
Machine Gun Dragon
3.5 stars out of 5
Yakuza Demon
3.5 stars out of 5
Sympathy For The Underdog
3.5 stars out of 5
Wolves Of The City
3.5 stars out of 5
The Trap
3.5 stars out of 5
Golgo 13
3 stars out of 5
Red Peony Gambler 2: Gambler’s Obligation
3.5 stars out of 5
When The Last Sword Is Drawn
3.5 stars out of 5
Parasite Eve
3 stars out of 5
Crimson Bat 3: Watch Out, Crimson Bat
3.5 stars out of 5
A Moment To Remember
3.5 stars out of 5
Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider The Movie: Cho-Den-O Trilogy – Episode Red
3 stars out of 5
3 Seconds Before Explosion
3 stars out of 5
Macross Plus
3.5 stars out of 5
Crimson Bat 4: Crimson Bat – Oichi: Wanted Dead Or Alive
3 stars out of 5
Green Fish
3.5 stars out of 5
Body Sob 19
3 stars out of 5
The Wow-Choten Hotel
3.5 stars out of 5
Noriben – The Recipe For Fortune
3.5 stars out of 5
Trigun: Badlands Rumble
3.5 stars out of 5
Why Don’t You Play In Hell
4 stars out of 5
The 47 Ronin
2 stars out of 5
A Chain Of Cursed Murders
2 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on May 1, 2014| 3 Comments »
I did mention last month that I’d have ample opportunities to watch a lot more Asian movies this month due to recovering from a minor operation and that’s been the case. Here’s the list below:
Prison On Fire II
3.5 stars out of 5
Silk
3 stars out of 5
Once Upon A Time In Triad Society
3.5 stars out of 5
Battle Under Orion
3 stars out of 5
Twin Dragons
3.5 stars out of 5
Three Outlaw Samurai
4 stars out of 5
There Is A Secret In My Soup
2 stars out of 5
Bronze Magician
3.5 stars out of 5
Run 2 U
2.5 stars out of 5
Mad Detective
3.5 stars out of 5
Tokyo Species
1.5 stars out of 5
Serpent’s Path
4 stars out of 5
Sleepy Eyes Of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
3 stars out of 5
Legend Of The Eight Samurai
3 stars out of 5
Hakuchi (The Idiot)
2.5 stars out of 5
14 Blades
3.5 stars out of 5
Sandakan No.8 Brothel: Nostalgia
4 stars out of 5
The Ghost Story Of Oiwa’s Spirit
3 stars out of 5
Inuyasha 2: The Castle Beyond The Looking Glass
2 stars out of 5
1,778 Stories Of Me And My Wife
4 stars out of 5
Athena: Goddess Of War
3.5 stars out of 5
Crimson Bat 1: The Blind Swordswoman
3.5 stars out of 5
Nightmare Detective 2
3.5 stars out of 5
Failan
4.5 stars out of 5 (REVIEW COMING SOON)
Castaway On The Moon
5 stars out of 5 (REVIEW COMING SOON)
Crimson Bat 2: Trapped, The Crimson Bat
3.5 stars out of 5
Daisy
4 stars out of 5
Nameless Gangster: Rules Of The Time
3 stars out of 5
Urusei Yatsura 1: Only You
3 stars out of 5
Hachi-ko Monogatari
4 stars out of 5
God’s Left Hand, Devil’s Right Hand
2.5 stars out of 5
Himiko
3.5 stars out of 5
Space Battleship Yamato: Resurrection
4 stars out of 5 (REVIEW COMING SOON)
Princess Toyotomi
3 stars out of 5
The Ideon: A Contact
3 stars out of 5
The Unbeaten 28
3.5 stars out of 5
Black Rose Mansion
2.5 stars out of 5
Samurai Wolf 1
3.5 stars out of 5
Erotic Diary Of An Office Lady
2.5 stars out of 5
Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters
3.5 stars out of 5
Sleepy Eyes Of Death 2: Sword Of Adventure
3.5 stars out of 5
Yokai Monsters: Along With Ghosts
3.5 stars out of 5
The Wind Rises
3 stars out of 5 (REVIEW COMING SOON)
Posted in Miscellaneous on April 1, 2014| 4 Comments »
So these are the Asian movies I had a chance to watch last month. It’s still not as much as I’d have hoped but with another impending surgery coming up mid April I’ll have more time to catch up whilst recovering at home.
Abacus And Sword (2010)
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Pulgasari (1985)
Sadako’s Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
Gorath (1962)
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Gachi Max (2010)
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Detective Conan: The Fourteenth Target (1998)
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Epitaph (2007)
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
The Land Of Hope (2012)
Sadako’s Rating: 4 stars out of 5
The Pornographers (1966)
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Big Wars (1993)
Sadako’s Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5
The Lost World Of Sinbad (1963)
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Bruce Against Iron Hand (1979)
Sadako’s Rating: 2 stars out of 5
The Age Of Assassins (1967)
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
Gorgeous (1999)
Sadako’s Rating: 1 star out of 5
Arahan (2004)
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
A Man Called Hero (1999)
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
The Battle Of Okinawa (1971)
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Tetsuo II: Body Hammer (1992)
Sadako’s Rating: 2 stars out of 5
Illusion Of Blood (1965)
Sadako’s Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5
The Red Army/PFLP: Declaration Of World War (1971)
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Noisy Requiem (1988)
Sadako’s Rating: 3 stars out of 5
Posted in Miscellaneous on March 1, 2014| 2 Comments »
Quite a lean February for me in watching Asian movies. Hope to make it up this month.
Eyes Of The Spider
3.5 stars out of 5
A Chinese Ghost Story II
3.5 stars out of 5
Rebirth Of Mothra III
3 stars out of 5
Hiruko The Goblin
3 stars out of 5
Brave Young Girls
3 stars out of 5
Cult
2.5 stars out of 5
Jenny, Juno
3 stars out of 5
Afraid To Die
3.5 stars out of 5
An Obsession
3.5 stars out of 5
Crystal Hunt
3.5 stars out of 5
Late Autumn
4 stars out of 5
Closed Note
3.5 stars out of 5
Space Amoeba
1.5 stars out of 5
I Am Waiting
4 stars out of 5
Licence To Live
4 stars out of 5
Gingaman vs Megaranger
3 stars out of 5
Sadako's Movie Shack 