“A more satisfying experience than most western super-hero narratives”.
Category: Action
First Love (2019) Review
“Takashi Miike’s latest beautifully underlines that the only kind of violence worthy of humanity is a violence born out of love.”
Hydra (2019) review [JFFH 2019]
“Kensuke Sonomura’s entertaining action-noir narrative does convince us of the fact that he, if given a bigger budget and better technical equipment, could make cinematographical products far more entertaining and far more gripping.”
Labyrinth of Cinema (2019) review [IFFR 2020]
“Not only the most important movie made by Obayashi but also the most important Japanese movie of the last decade.”
One Piece: Stampede (2019) review.
“A pure unadulterated mix of quirky comedy and crazy swashbuckling action”.
Human Lost (2019) Review
“A very amusing action-narrative (that) offers really exciting action-sequences and some great world-building. “
The Fable (2019) review [Camera Japan Festival]
“Kan Eguchi succeeds in composing an action-narrative that, by hitting all the necessary beats, ensures the spectator’s enjoyment.”
