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| 46 20% | The Clan's Heir is a Trans Woman (2013) - Rated 18 Nov 2024
"Starts very well but 1/3rd in, once the cat is let out of the bag re the putative clan leader, we descend to mawkish "Good Yakuza" banalities. Not worth your time unless any Yakuza film is a must see. Interesting idea poorly executed."
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| 52 26% | The Cold-Blooded Trap (1998) - Rated 18 Nov 2024
"Unnecessarily convoluted and drawn out murder mystery where 2 men, both related to the victim: one a brother, the other a husband, try to find the perpetrator of an old murder in Tokyo. The police are there in brief inserts but are of no assistance. Was one of the two the killer? You've seen this before, the switches to dirty-hard to see-shaky cam (explained) do not help!"
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| 56 32% | Unforgiven (2013) - Rated 16 Nov 2024
"It's OK but why make a copy of such a good movie?? To me that made it basically unwatchable (not that this is bad it's just got too much to live up to). And with the syrupy backing soundtrack at 18.00 odd (it does improve, thank god) - just NO! Like the Seven Samurai outdoes The Magnificent Seven this reaches too high."
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| 56 32% | An Actor's Revenge (1959) - Rated 15 Nov 2024
"Highly rated almost everywhere but didn't make much impression on me bar the cinematography which is truly excellent. I'm not a fan of kabuki (which may be my loss?) and this felt very "stagy" with the usually villainous robbers being (a) too many and (b) too nice. As it is a commemorative piece the original lead (from the 30's??) was allowed to reprise his role and tho he does well and the makeup art is well enough done, you keep thinking "no, he's too old for that"."
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| 82 82% | Jammin' the Blues (1944) - Rated 10 Nov 2024
"Moody under exposed black and white short, beautifully shot. The music is old school jazz and is excellent. The only con is that it's a short, so it loves you and leaves you... feeling quite flat. Highly recommended. Note saw the film on https://blog.straycat.me.uk/2024/11/jammin-the-blues-80th-birthday where the blog author (and film rejigger) mentioned there were some bad versions out there."
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| 32 7% | China Corsair (1951) - Rated 09 Nov 2024
"A very Hollywood Chinese styled B picture with a rickety plot... and here B really does mean BAD"
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| 66 49% | Mizugumo monmon (2006) - Rated 08 Nov 2024
"A typical Miazaki piece of andromorphic whimsy, nice old school animation. If memory serves me correctly this is only shown at the Ghibli Museum/Park and has never been formally released, thus must be watched as a cam."
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| 52 26% | Kuroi junin no onna (1961) - Rated 08 Nov 2024
"I really couldn't (a) understand (b) find this involving."
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| 12 1% | Maid_in_Akihabara (2006) - Rated 07 Nov 2024
"A 6 episode series. Each episode ran about 15 minutes. The synopsis (for me at least) had possibilities but unfortunately a path of total disrespect to the (admittedly silly to start with) Maid Café culture is displayed. Awful, puerile, abysmally Otaku, depiction."
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| 66 49% | Haresugata onna emaki (1972) - Rated 03 Nov 2024
"Two young nearly weds are corrupted by the desire for quick (and much needed) financial gain. Fairly typical period feature (with a lot of female upper body nudity) somewhat redeemed by good shooting and believable acting."
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