Sep
12
Blind Woman’s Curse - Yakuzas On Acid
≡ Category: Action, Comedy, Drama, Exploitation, Fantasy, Horror, Japan, Pinku Eiga, Swordplay, Worth A Look | ≅ Leave a Comment
Sep
23
The Princess Blade - Cutting Things Too Close
≡ Category: Action, Fantasy, Japan, Movie Reviews Ordered By Country, Swordplay | ≅ Leave a Comment
Country: Japan
Genre: Action/ Swordplay/ Fantasy
Director: Shinsuke Sato
Year: 2001
Rating:
WORTH A LOOK
There’s a lot to like about The Princess Blade, enough that I wish that it was better.
The swordfights are convincing in a way that implies that the actors are using real swordfighting techniques. The same goes for the martial arts moves. The credit for […]
Jun
7
Rampo Noir - Those Nutty Japanese
≡ Category: Art, Fantasy, Horror, Japan, Movie Reviews Ordered By Country, Not Worth Your Time | ≅ Leave a Comment
Country: Japan
Genre: Horror/Fantasy/Art
Director: Akio Jissoji/ Atsushi Kaneko/ Hisayasu Sato/ Suguru Takeuchi
Year: 2005
Rating:
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME
This omnibus horror film seems to offer some of the pleasures of narrative, but don’t be fooled. Rampo Noir is an art film through and through. Since the stories are only tangentially logical, what you are left with is a […]
Jul
13
Onmyoji - The Demons Are In The Details
≡ Category: Fantasy, Japan, Movie Reviews Ordered By Country, Not Worth Your Time | ≅ 4 Comments
Country: Japan
Genre: Fantasy
Director: Yojiro Takita
Year: 2001
Rating:
NOT WORTH YOUR TIME
When you are in your local video store, you might happen across Onmyoji. That’s the way I discovered it. Looking at the DVD cover, you might think “Hmmmm, Japanese medieval costumes, swordplay, ghosts, magic, love story — sounds like fun.”
And it’s too bad — Onmyoji really […]
