Returner (2002)
Dec 15, 2005Alien Invasion/Time Travel/Action
Japanese SF film that makes a rather enjoyable magpie collage out of a Terminator time travel action plot married to John Woo and Matrix action stylistics
Takashi Yamazaki
Space Battleship Yamato (2010)
Sep 7, 2011Anime TV Series in Live-Action/Space Opera
A live-action remake of the 1970s anime series Space Cruiser Yamato made with stupendous effects, although now much of the plot has been rendered familiar by assorted Star Wars copies
Parasyte Part 1 (2014)
Feb 14, 2017Body-Snatching Shapeshifting Parasites
Live-action adaptation of a manga about the war between body-snatching parasites that are capable of rearranging their host's bodies. This plays out as a madcap version of The Thing relocated to a Japanese high school
Parasyte Part 2 (2015)
Jan 20, 2020Body-Snatching Shapeshifting Parasites
Parasyte Part 1 was a manga adaptation filled with wild effects sequences. This sequel is an even better film that expands the characters and ideas in quite fascinating directions
Godzilla Minus One (2023)
May 11, 2024Japanese Monster Movie
The 33rd Japanese Godzilla film and the one to receive the greatest acclaim of any in the series so far, including the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects. This takes the series back to the beginnings