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Director: Takashi Miike

Full Metal Yakuza (1997)

12 May 200429 March 2021

Rating: ★★★

Yakuza Cyborg

Actors: Tsuyoshi Ujiki, Tomorowo Taguchi, Ren Osugi
Category: Science Fiction

The Bird People in China (1998)

17 October 200416 November 2019

Rating: ★★★★

Lost Culture

Actors: Renji Ishibashi, Mako
Category: Fantasy

Audition (1999)

6 October 199918 November 2019

Rating: ★★★★★

Twisted Love Story/Sadism and Torture

Actors: Ryo Ishibashi, Eihi Shiina
Category: Horror

Dead or Alive (1999)

28 June 200329 June 2020

Rating: ★★★½

Gonzo Yakuza Film

Actors: Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa, Renji Ishibasha, Shingo Tsurumi
Category: Science Fiction

MPD Psycho (2000)

23 February 202124 February 2021

Rating: ★★

Split-Personalitied Detective vs a Body-Hopping Killer

Actors: Naoki Hosaka, Ren Osugi
Category: Horror

Dead Or Alive 2 – Birds (2000)

8 July 200329 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Gonzo Yakuza Film

Actors: Riki Takeuchi, Sho Aikawa, Shinya Tsukamoto, Edison Chen
Category: Fantasy

The Happiness of the Katakuris (2001)

5 May 20079 October 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Gonzo Black Comedy

Actors: Kenji Sawada, Keiko Matsuzaka, Tetsuro Tamba, Naomi Nishida, …
Category: Fantasy

Ichi the Killer (2001)

7 January 200610 October 2019

Rating: ★★★★½

Sadism and Ultra-Violence

Actors: Tadanobu Asano, Nao Omori, Shinya Tsukamoto, Sabu, …
Category: Horror

Visitor Q (2001)

21 March 201020 November 2019

Rating: ★★★½

Catalogue of Perversions/Mysterious Visitor/Black Comedy

Category: Horror

Dead or Alive: Final (2002)

13 March 200629 June 2020

Rating: ★★

Cyberpunk Dystopia/Androids

Actors: Sho Aikawa, Riki Takeuchi, Josie Ho, Terence Yin
Category: Science Fiction

One Missed Call (2003)

25 July 200420 July 2020

Rating: ★★½

Haunted Cellphone Calls

Actors: Ko Shibasaki
Category: Horror

Gozu (2003)

17 June 20153 November 2020

Rating: ★★★

Surreal Yakuza Film/Identity Exchange

Actors: Hideki Sone, Sho Aikawa, Renji Ishibashi, Harumi Sone
Category: Fantasy

Three … Extremes (2004)

5 August 20059 April 2021

Rating: ★★★★

Asian Horror Anthology

Actors: Bai Ling, Miriam Yeung, Tony Leung Ka-fai
Category: Horror

Zebraman (2004)

3 September 201313 February 2021

Rating: ★★

Japanese Superhero

Actors: Sho Aikawa, Kyoka Suzuki, Yui Ichikawa
Category: Science Fiction

The Great Yokai War (2005)

15 December 20077 April 2020

Rating: ★★★

War in the Realm of Japanese Spirits

Actors: Etsushi Toyokawa, Chiaki Kuriyama, Hiroyuki Miyasako, Sadao Abe
Category: Fantasy

Big Bang Love, Juvenile A (2006)

27 November 201224 February 2021

Rating: ★

Prison Murder Mystery with Surreal SF Elements

Actors: Ryuhei Matsuda, Masanobu Ando, Ryo Ishibashi
Category: Science Fiction

YatterMan (2009)

19 May 201110 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Anime TV Series in Live-Action/Gonzo Giant Robot Heroics

Actors: Sho Sakurai, Kyoko Fukada, Saki Fukuda, Katsuhisa Namase, …
Category: Science Fiction

Lesson of the Evil (2012)

19 June 201412 October 2019

Rating: ★★★

Psycho School Teacher

Actors: Hideaki Ito, Takayuki Yamada, Erina Mizuno, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, …
Category: Horror

Over Your Dead Body (2014)

20 February 20173 November 2020

Rating: ★★★

Roles From a Play Haunt Their Actors’ Lives

Actors: Ebizo Ichikawa, Ko Shibasaki, Hitomo Katayama, Hideaki Ito, …
Category: Horror

Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)

8 May 201610 October 2019

Rating: ★★½

Gonzo Yakuza Vampire Film

Actors: Hayato Ichihara, Lily Frankie, Yayan Ruhian, Riko Narumi, …
Category: Fantasy

Terra Formars (2016)

18 November 201918 November 2019

Rating: ★★½

Mutated Insects on Mars

Category: Science Fiction

Blade of the Immortal (2017)

19 November 201729 January 2020

Rating: ★★½

Immortal Samurai/Manga Adaptation

Actors: Takuya Kimura, Sota Fukushi, Ebizo Ichikawa, Hayato Ichihara, …
Category: Fantasy

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Theme Essays

  • Disaster Movies
  • Steampunk Films
  • Documentaries
  • Films About Halloween
  • Films About Prophecy
  • Nazis
  • Magicians and Sorcerers
  • Secret Societies
  • Real-Life People in Fiction
  • Techno-Thrillers
  • Twins in Fantastic Cinema
  • Asylums
  • Possession Films
  • Sexual Fetishism in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Imaginary and Magical Lands
  • Religion in Fantastic Cinema
  • Romantic Comedies
  • Film Noir
  • Spy Films
  • Jekyll and Hyde Films
  • Films That Make Dubious Claims to Being Based on True Stories
  • Coming of Age Stories in Fantastic Cinema
  • Films About Cryogenics and Suspended Animation
  • Alternate History Films
  • Disturbed Psychology as Portrayed on Film
  • Law Enforcement in Fantastic Cinema
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