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Tag Archives: Musical
Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Love & Peace (2015)
Today’s selection: Love & Peace (2015, dir. Sion Sono) Subgenre: Kaiju, Musical Available from: Third Window Films (UK release) Remember how we had that list recommending the best Japanese SF Christmas movies last month? Well, shift every one of them … Continue reading
Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Electric Dragon 80000V (2001)
Today’s selection: Electric Dragon 80000V (2001, dir. Sogo Ishii) Subgenre: Artsy Available from: Discotek Electric Dragon 80000V is… unusual. Well, not if you frequently watch black-and-white arthouse fare such as Pi, Eraserhead, and Tetsuo the Iron Man, but otherwise, it’ll … Continue reading
Today’s Random Tokusatsu: Wild Zero (1999)
Today’s selection: Wild Zero (1999, dir. Tetsuro Takeuchi) Subgenre: Zombie Available from: Synapse Wild Zero is one of the mandatory cult classics, not just for fans of Japanese cinema, but in general, and is matched only possibly by Versus in … Continue reading
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