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Batoru Garu, 1991 When a meteor crashes into Japan, creating an unexplainable force field within the heart of Tokyo, the Ground Self-Defence Force, led by Captain Fujioka (Pink Eiga veteran Shiro Shimomoto) places a blockade around the city as they … Continue reading →

Robo-geisha, 2009 “A new type of girls movie, with tears and laughter!”, announces the trailer, which then promptly goes on to boast 70,000 Youtube viewings for the original teaser. You see, Noboru Iguchi has been afforded quite a luxury; his … Continue reading →

Party 7, 2000 Miki (Masatoshi Nagase) is a small-time crook, who’s decided to abandon his fellow gangsters because he feels he no longer has a suitable future with them; taking with him a few million in yen, he flees to … Continue reading →

A! Ikkenya Puroresu, 2004 Director, Naoki Kudo, working from a co-written screenplay by Akira/Sukeban Deka scribe Izo Hashimoto, adds another title to the growing pile of wacky wrestling themed movies, this time with a romantic tale of one man’s fight … Continue reading →

Lalapipo, 2009 There are only two types of people in this world: People who keep grovelling all their lives, and those who escape that and rise to the heights… Even with Paco and the Magical Book released in Japanese theatres … Continue reading →

Kakera, 2009 College student Haru Kitagawa (Hikari Mitsushima) has found herself in a bit of a rut: her relationship with boyfriend Ryoto (Tasuku Nagaoka) – who is in turn cheating on his own partner – is in tatters, devoid of … Continue reading →

Inran Naru Ichizoku: Daini-shō – Zetsurin no Hate ni, 2004 The sequel can’t ever be an easy thing going into. They inevitably come with baggage: anticipation and trepidation in wondering whether or not they can live up to past glory. … Continue reading →

Inran Naru Ichizoku: Dai Isshō – Chijin-tachi no Tawamure, 2004 Takashi Ichinose (Naohiro Hirakata) has recently separated from what he considered to be a lonely four-year relationship, finding that he now yearns for a wife to happily settle down with. … Continue reading →

Insutanto numa, 2009 For Haname Jinchoge (Kumiko Aso) life is a bit, well, uneventful. While she pines for an unrequited love, now making a name for himself in Italy, her job as a magazine editor is in jeopardy due to … Continue reading →

Joshū Nana-maru-ichi Gō / Sasori, 1972 Meiko Kaji was twenty five years of age when she took on the role that would define her as a cult icon. She boldly moved to Toei Studios, having been disparaged by Nikkatsu’s new … Continue reading →