Rather than continuing to debate over a catchy introduction, I’ll just jump right in. If you’re reading this article you’re probably familiar with Panik House’s release of Girl Boss Guerilla. If not, no need to worry. Unlike other sukeban series ... continued»

Hothead cops, warring yakuza, prime waterfront real estate. It's about as combustible a mix as one could hope for, and the backdrop of Kinji Fukasaku's ever so bluntly titled Cops vs. Thugs. All Fukasaku’s favorite themes are present and accounted ... continued»

So here are a few more quick reviews of films I couldn't, or wouldn't devote more time to. And to those looking for bad reviews, you've got a couple to keep you entertained. Astonishing (aka: Jing xin dong po) – The ... continued»

Criminal Woman: Killing Melody, the first film in the Criminal Woman series, marks the 10th pairing of Reiko Ike and Miki Sugimoto, and frankly, it is one of the best. The film opens on Reiko Ike in a trendy go-go club. ... continued»

If I were still my bachelor self from six years back, I think Terrifying Girls’ High School: Lynch Law Classroom might have been my favorite film in the set. However, for the me that exists today, the film was a ... continued»

Like the great Seijun Suzuki, or today’s Takashi Miike, Norifumi Suzuki (Sex & Fury, Terrifying Girls' High School: Lynch Law Classroom) was never content with making a straight genre piece, much less art. Suzuki sought to make films of interest ... continued»

If there is one box set that has caught the eye of near every Japanese cult film enthusiast, it has to be Panik House’s Pinky Violence Collection. Its shocking pink trapper-keeper case houses four of the most renowned, well loved, ... continued»

Relesed the same year as Toho’s Lady Snowblood, Toei’s entry in the female-gambler period piece sub-genre of Sukeban (translated “delinquency”) shares more than a few similarities with that landmark film. In Sex & Fury Reiko Ike plays Ocho, a ... continued»