Genre Action
Shogun Assassin (1980)
★★★★ — Shogun Assassin (1980)
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
Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020)
★½ — Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020)
Genre Animation
Only Yesterday (1991)
★★½ — Only Yesterday (1991)
Genre Adventure
Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
½ — Sukiyaki Western Django (2007)
Genre Animation
Look Back (2024)
★★★★★ — Look Back (2024)
Genre Horror
Onibaba (1964)
★★★ — Onibaba (1964)
Genre Fantasy
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
★★★★ — My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Genre Crime
Rashomon (1950)
★★★★ — Rashomon (1950)
Genre Drama
Yojimbo (1961)
★★★★½ — Yojimbo (1961)
Genre Family
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
★★★ — The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023)
Genre Action
Seven Samurai (1954)
★★★★★ — Seven Samurai (1954)
Genre Animation
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
★★★½ — Grave of the Fireflies (1988)