Genre Action
Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
★★★½ — Yakuza Graveyard (1976)
Country Japan
Japanese cinema has one of the longest traditions of horror anywhere in the world, rooted in kaidan ghost stories that stretch back centuries. Films like The Ghost of Yotsuya and The Snow Woman brought those folk terrors to the screen with a distinctly poetic menace. Browse Macca's reviews below to see how that tradition holds up.
Genre Action
Lady Snowblood (1973)
★★★★½ — Lady Snowblood (1973)
Genre Science Fiction
Neo Tokyo (1987)
★★★ — Neo Tokyo (1987)
Genre Adventure
Castle in the Sky (1986)
★★★★ — Castle in the Sky (1986)
Genre Romance
Hotarubi no Mori e (2011)
★★½ — Hotarubi no Mori e (2011)
Genre Action
Harakiri (1962)
★★★★★ — Harakiri (1962)
Genre Drama
Shoplifters (2018)
★★★½ — Shoplifters (2018)
Genre Horror
Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
★★★ — Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989)
Genre Animation
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
★★★ — Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
Genre Animation
The Lorax (2012)
★★½ — The Lorax (2012)
Genre Action
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
★★½ — Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019)
Genre Animation
Perfect Blue (1997)
★★★★ — Perfect Blue (1997)