As promised, I continue my January 2019 overview with some Japanese cinema goodness starting off with my recently acquired copy of Deadball (2011) on dvd. I have always been a fan of the Sushi Typhoon titles as they offer everything I enjoy in a film including memorable characters, weird plots, buckets of blood and hot women!
This entry is directed by Yudai Yamaguchi who also directed one of my faves Meatball Machine (2005) and stars Tak Sakaguchi. Tak is known for action choreography and has been in some amazing films including Versus (2000) and Re: Born (2016). Highly entertaining and makes for a great flick to watch with a bunch of friends and a few cold beers.
Deadball (2011) movie trailer
Next up is a film I had heard about but most recently caught my full attention when I was skimming through a top 10 video on youtube titled Weirdest Movies From Japan.
Big Man Japan (2007) directed by Hitoshi Matsumoto is an experience one should partake in as soon as possible. Luckily I found it streaming on TubiTV and was rewarded with a very unique storyline with a kaiju twist. I am now very eager to check out his other 3 films and have tracked down R100 (2013) which I'll be getting to very soon.
But Man Japan (2007) movie trailer
Finally I have to talk about Anime and this is a series that completely took me by surprise!
Hi Score Girl (2018) took me down memory lane (early 90's) a time when I frequented the arcades and dabbled with innocent crushes. If you ever grew up during the Street Fighter 2 craze and partook in it, this anime is for you. The opening music by Sora Tob Sakana (New Stranger) is very good as well as the ending theme song. I'm looking forward to the 3 OVA's coming to Netflix this March!
Hi Score Girl (2018) trailer
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