Rampo (1994)
Jul 13, 2023Real-Life Author and His Creation/Meta-Fiction
Beautifully made arthouse film about the real-life Japanese horror writer who becomes wound up in in enigmatic meta-fiction with his own creation
Naoto Takenaka
Tokyo! (2008)
May 14, 2024Anthology of Surreal Japan-set Tales
Directors Michel Gondry, Leos Carax and Bong Joon Ho make an anthology of strange and surreal tales that take place in Tokyo
Robo Geisha (2009)
Mar 21, 2017Cyborg Geisha/Gonzo Bio-Mechanical Transformations
Part of the fad for gonzo Japanese splatter films we had in the late 00s, featuring absurdly over-the-top splatter effects and demented action sequences.; Concerning cyborg-enhanced geisha who wade into battle going through a deliriously silly range of bio-mechanical transformations
Temple (2017)
May 13, 2019Haunted Japanese Temple
The kaidan eiga or Japanese ghost story has a fine tradition on screen and there are some excellent films. The Western-made Japanese ghost story is a far less successful prospect. This is one effort concerning three tourists who travel to a haunted Japanese temple