FUNUKE: SHOW SOME LOVE, YOU LOSERS! | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
As Twisted as Japanese Family Dramas Get!
Modern Japanese Films
Here are all JCA's reviews of modern Japanese films. «Modern» is a vague term, however. So, we decided to simply put all color films here. Basically, we draw a line before and after the 60s, with certain exceptions.
KAMOME DINER | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
Once upon a time in Finland, Kamome Shokudo made headlines!
5510
THE WORLD OF KANAKO (2014)
Kanako's World is a Rabbit Hole of Human Decadence.
2540
BLUE SPRING | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
A Japanese High School Film like no Other!
1,1180
GUILTY OF ROMANCE (2011)
A gruesome exploration of Japanese sexuality!
2660
SYMBOL (2009) | FILM REVIEW
Matsumoto’s Comedy Cult Classic is an Overlooked Masterpiece!
1,0360
TOKYO: THE LAST MEGALOPOLIS (1988)
The worst successful Japanese film ever made!
740
STILL WALKING (2008)
The reinvention of classic Japanese cinema!
1090
BATTLE ROYALE (2000)
«My favorite movie of the last 20 years» - Quentin Tarantino
1920
PECOROSS' MOTHER AND HER DAYS (2013)
A modern film classic in Japan - An overlooked gem abroad!
810
KAMIKAZE GIRLS (2004)
A bizarre journey through the back alleys of Japanese cult cinema!
1690
AUDITION (1999) REVIEW
Quite possibly the best «J-horror» you'll ever see!
691
OUTRAGE (2010)
A ultra-violent study of yakuza politics!
1341
SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (1996) | FILM REVIEW
Shunji Iwai's ambitious cult classic made Japanese film history!
4580
SHOPLIFTERS (2018)
Kore-eda brings his a-game in a slightly different wrapping!
780
RENT-A-CAT | FILM REVIEW
Quirky Japanese films don’t get much better than Rent-A-Cat! (2012, Naoko Ogigami)
2510
LOVE EXPOSURE | FILM REVIEW
Love Exposure is a four hour display of Japanese quirkiness spouting from every orifice!
5090
AFTER LIFE (1998) | FILM REVIEW
Kore-eda's debut soon earned its place in Japanese film history!
3130