"a funny, amusing, violent guilty pleasure."

"World famous author, Mishima Yukio, decides to act as a Yukuza gangster. Its interesting to see the shots of Tokyo inside the station. I was too young for the Tokyo of the 50's and 60's so this movie makes good use of location and exterior shots."

"I saw this for my Japanese III class in Japan. Its still a huge hit in Japan. Japanese women love it. Before going to Japan I was into Gundam and Robotech and this movie showed me a different kind of anime."

"Great performance by Mifune in this must see Kurosawa classic."

"A honest look at the floating world of Tokyo's bar scene by a hostess who hates her job."

"Young, proud, rude, and rich Japanese running amuck. The rebellious Japanese that scared their parents like rebel teenages in the US during the 50's."

"A look at Japanese prostitutes sent to China to service the Japanese army."

"Beaten down Japan after WWII during the American occupational. Young prostitutes band together to survive."

"A movie shown at Kansai Gaidai to encourage advanced students on how to understand Japanese movies in Japanese. A great film about a mid life crisis."

"Girls bonding and having fun. This is a funny movie."

"I've been a Shonen Knife fan since the mid 90's so I had to see this film about young girls forming a punk band in high school."

"Unlikely love between a stay-at-home otaku and a beautiful woman."

"I saw this movie, opening night in Osaka, Japan. Didn't understand all the Japanese dialouge but it didn't matter, its a Godzilla movie. A lot of fun."

"I took a chance and bought this used at Tsutaya (video rental chain) and I liked it overall. There have been better Japanese horror movies made but this was one of the first ones I watched along with all the Ring movies."

"A look at bullying in Japanese schools. What a youth does to endure it. Not my favorite film by Iwai Shunji. Its hard to find but seek out Swallowtail featuring Jpop star, Chara."

"I saw the anime years ago and this movie does a good job of following that story line. A fun movie."

"Zatoichi is the blind samurai who succeeds despite the odds. I like this one because I like games. In this one the chess expert kills anyone who can beat him."

"Cool Sci Fi anime about people entering their dreams."

"An amusing anime series about a hopeless young student who is adopted by five teachers. He has to put up with them at home and during class."

"Great Yakuza films by Miike"

"Miike's torture film that helped gain him an overseas fanbase."

"4 Discs at a good price. You get 3 movies including Woman in the Dunes plus shorts films and a biographical documentary. One short film is Tokyo 1958 starring Donald Richie looking at Ukiyo-e at the beginning."

"Better Girl vs Girl fighting then both Kill Bills combined."

"Great action film featuring a Samurai Tengu."