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!
4610
THE WORLD OF KANAKO (2014)
Kanako's World is a Rabbit Hole of Human Decadence.
2350
BLUE SPRING | REVIEW & ANALYSIS
A Japanese High School Film like no Other!
8900
GUILTY OF ROMANCE (2011)
A gruesome exploration of Japanese sexuality!
2390
SYMBOL (2009) | FILM REVIEW
Matsumoto’s Comedy Cult Classic is an Overlooked Masterpiece!
9180
TOKYO: THE LAST MEGALOPOLIS (1988)
The worst successful Japanese film ever made!
670
STILL WALKING (2008)
The reinvention of classic Japanese cinema!
1000
BATTLE ROYALE (2000)
«My favorite movie of the last 20 years» - Quentin Tarantino
1700
PECOROSS' MOTHER AND HER DAYS (2013)
A modern film classic in Japan - An overlooked gem abroad!
750
KAMIKAZE GIRLS (2004)
A bizarre journey through the back alleys of Japanese cult cinema!
1540
AUDITION (1999) REVIEW
Quite possibly the best «J-horror» you'll ever see!
661
OUTRAGE (2010)
A ultra-violent study of yakuza politics!
1251
SWALLOWTAIL BUTTERFLY (1996) | FILM REVIEW
Shunji Iwai's ambitious cult classic made Japanese film history!
3950
SHOPLIFTERS (2018)
Kore-eda brings his a-game in a slightly different wrapping!
700
RENT-A-CAT | FILM REVIEW
Quirky Japanese films don’t get much better than Rent-A-Cat! (2012, Naoko Ogigami)
2240
LOVE EXPOSURE | FILM REVIEW
Love Exposure is a four hour display of Japanese quirkiness spouting from every orifice!
4360
AFTER LIFE (1998) | FILM REVIEW
Kore-eda's debut soon earned its place in Japanese film history!
2730