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Recently seen movies #166
Sukeban Deka: Dirty Mary (Japan, 1974) 1,5/5 Yasuharu Hasebe was quite a unique director for having pioneered two very different type of genres. Following his success in the Nikkatsu Action genre Hase… more →
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Recently seen movies #166
Mikko Koivisto wrote 1 month ago: Sukeban Deka: Dirty Mary (Japan, 1974) 1,5/5 Yasuharu Hasebe was quite a unique director for having … more →
Recently seen movies #160
Mikko Koivisto wrote 4 months ago: The Beast Must Die (Japan, 1980) – 2,5/5 Toru Murakami and Yusaku Matsuda’s last collaboration is an … more →
Recently seen movies #159
Mikko Koivisto wrote 4 months ago: Hazard (Japan, 2005) – 3,5/5 Sion Sono’s gritty New York film was shot in 2002 but only released sev … more →
Recently seen TV shows #7
Mikko Koivisto wrote 5 months ago: Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (Japan, 2006) – 2/5 Shinji Somai’s all time great idol film Sailor Suit … more →
Recently seen movies #156
Mikko Koivisto wrote 5 months ago: Wandering Ginza Butterfly 2: She Cat Gambler (Japan, 1972) – 4/5 Meiko Kaji returns in this se … more →
Recently seen movies #155
Mikko Koivisto wrote 5 months ago: Wandering Ginza Butterfly (Japan, 1972) – 4/5 Meiko Kaji made her final breakthrough in the Stray Ca … more →
Recently seen movies #152
Mikko Koivisto wrote 5 months ago: Sailor Suit and Machine Gun (Japan, 1981) – 4/5 Probably the most important – and best – idol … more →
Recently seen movies #137
Mikko Koivisto wrote 6 months ago: The Wolves (Japan, 1971) 3,5/5 Hideo Gosha made a brief visit to Toho and directed the studio’s firs … more →
Recently seen movies #111
Mikko Koivisto wrote 11 months ago: Red Peony Gambler 8 (Japan, 1972) – 4,5/5 Red Peony Gambler receives a worthy conclusion in this eig … more →
Recently seen movies #110
Mikko Koivisto wrote 11 months ago: Red Peony Gambler 7 (Japan, 1971) – 2,5/5 The series made a turn to worse after the pitch-perfect Re … more →
Recently seen movies #106
Mikko Koivisto wrote 11 months ago: Graveyard of Honor (Japan, 1975) – 3/5 The true story of gangster Rikio Ishikawa (Tetsuya Wata … more →
Recently seen movies #105
Mikko Koivisto wrote 11 months ago: Cops vs. Thugs (Japan, 1975) – 4/5 Fukasaku’s hard hitting cop / yakuza film follows a corrupt detec … more →
Recently seen movies #101
Mikko Koivisto wrote 1 year ago: Doberman Detective (Japan, 1977) – 3,5/5 “I’m not a clown, I’m a crazy person … more →
Recently seen movies #91
Mikko Koivisto wrote 1 year ago: Brutal Tales of Chivalry 3 (Japan, 1966) – 2,5/5 Part three turns the Takakura-Ikebe character compo … more →
Recently seen movies #90
Mikko Koivisto wrote 1 year ago: Brutal Tales of Chivalry 2 (Japan, 1966) – 4,5/5 Takakura returns to this sequel as a man who must k … more →
Recently seen movies #89
Mikko Koivisto wrote 1 year ago: Brutal Tales of Chivalry (Japan, 1965) – 4/5 Yakuza god Ken Takakura stars a young man returning fro … more →
Recently seen movies #73
Mikko Koivisto wrote 1 year ago: Wives of the Yakuza (Japan, 1986) – 2/5 Hideo Gosha marries his ”women cinema” with modern yakuza fi … more →
Recently seen movies #72
Mikko Koivisto wrote 1 year ago: Kiryuin Hanako no shogai (Japan, 1982) – 3,5/5 After the samurai spectacles Bandit vs. Samurai Squad … more →
Recently seen movies #55
Mikko Koivisto wrote 1 year ago: Yakuza Goddess: Lust and Honor (Japan, 1973) – 2,5/5 Young monk gets into trouble and later turns in … more →
