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Inuyashiki - (2018 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://web.archive.org/web/20180717220426/http://inuyashiki-movie.com/sp/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6340500/

Two people are struck in an intergalactic car accident, then stitched back together using a war machine template.

Inspired by Inuyashiki

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Terra Formars - (2016 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4433646/

Criminals are sent to Mars to fight super-cockroaches.

Oh my god this is so Japanese and so bad. I couldn’t finish it..



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Children Who Chase Lost Voices - (2011 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1839494/
(archive of Japanese website)

A traumatized girl turns to hording in a secret hideout, but when she eats spoiled food she lapses into a hallucinatory coma.

Within this popcorn movie is a very adult theme.

  • aka 星を追う子ども

    • Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo
    • “Children Who Chase Stars”
  • aka Journey to Agartha



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Andromedia - (1998 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0303658/

A girl is digitized, becoming a valuable commodity for people seeking power and immortality.

This might be interesting for fans of science fiction history, but it’s dumb in too many places for me to enjoy it.

If you end up watching this, here are my edited Andromedia subtitles.



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Ghost in the Shell 2 - Innocence - (2004 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0347246/
http://www.production-ig.com/contents/works_sp/01_/index.html

coming later

  • Original title: Innocence
  • Trailer



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High and Low - (1963 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057565/

An executive of a Yokohama shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur’s son is kidnapped by mistake and held for ransom.

Not bad, but not a keeper.

  • Original title: Tengoku to jigoku
  • Trailer



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Ghost in the Shell - (2017 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1219827/
https://ghostintheshell.tumblr.com/

A special agent combat-cyborg pursues a cyber criminal who comes to have a special interest in her.

Although I like it, I suspect it’s because I like the original so much and I can’t be unbiased. I also think Scarlett is hot.

I became even more interested in seeing this movie in light of the incorrectly-supposed-whitewashing of the lead character. Antisocial injustice is actually pretty good at recommending things.


Versus - (2000 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0275773/
movie.softgarage.com/versus/ (not archived)

In a forest where any who die rise as zombies, an escaped convict does something something.

I got 1/3 in and got bored. It’s too over-the-top.



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Fist of Legend - (1994 movie) image

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110200/

Upon hearing of his master’s death, a man returns to Shanghai amidst tensions from its Japanese occupation, and learns there was foul play.

Quite a good movie, with all the basic elements. There’s next to none of the B-movie cheese that’s pervasive of such films, so it’s good enough for everyday people.



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