Takashi Miike's greatest movies

98% - This dynamic action movie with its unique characters, stunning locations and surprising plot based upon a popular manga is as epic as it gets.

96% - Excellent Japanese horror movie with creative plot, outstanding atmosphere and convincing acting performances

95% - Wonderful epic fantasy movie for the whole family with quirky characters, stunning special effects and beautiful settings

94% - This movie starts as a fragile drama that slowly turns into a gloomy mystery thriller and ends as brutal horror film.

93% - The director's breakthrough movie that defined his career convinces with complex characters, revolting decadence and some food for thought.

92% - This highly experimental and at times surreal gangster movie pushes its genre boundaries in an astonishing way.

90% - This action-fantasy short film based upon a legendary manga entertains from start to finish and leaves viewers wanting more

89% - This dystopian science-fiction movie based upon a manga doesn't only offer stunning special effects but also some food of thought.

84% - This satirical, overwhelming and brutal gangster movie might be Takashi Miike's roughest film to watch.

83% - This unpredictable, satirical and overwhelming gangster movie includes comedy, drama and science-fiction events that make for an unforgettable ride.

82% - This complex gangster movie in two parts convinces with a detailed story line that is intellectually challenging and visually impressive. The unforgettable ending offers much room for interpretation.

81% - This quirky science-fiction movie has a plot that is so strange that it gets more and more addicting as the film progresses.

80% - This gritty, realistic and sinister action-thriller follows a cop who must protect a despicable murderer with a bounty on his head.

79% - This complex gangster movie in two parts convinces with a detailed story line that is intellectually challenging and visually impressive.

78% - This quirky gangster movies comes around with an unforgettablle ending that is worth the wait.

76% - This underrated science-fiction film based upon a manga got terrible reviews but this movie is thoroughly entertaining and surprising despite its weak special effects.

74% - This calm drama set in Taiwan and centered around a lonely gangster, his mute son and a desperate prostitute takes some time to grow but might be one of the director's most memorable films.

73% - This remake of one of the greatest gangster movies ever released doesn't reach the quality of the original film due to some lengths but is nevertheless a bleak character study that will haunt you for a while.

72% - This vibrant Yakuza film convinces with quirky characters even though it certainly doesn't reinvent the genre and is at times too predictable.

71% - This surprisingly quiet movie that takes some time to grow shows the conflicts, downsides and fates of a gangster career and offers some food for thought.

70% - This remake of an influential sword fighting movie takes the first half to introduce the different characters and finishes with some of the most intense battles ever shown in cinema.

70% - Colourful fantasy film with quirky characters, beautiful locations and intriguing special effects

69% - This experimental mixture of action, comedy and thriller elements with four quirky female lead characters was the second movie made by Takashi Miike but the first to be officially released.

68% - This interesting mixture of a drama and a thriller focuses on the dangerous friendship between a bartender and a gangster.

67% - This action thriller made on a shoestring budget was the first movie directed by Takashi Miike and already convinces with fluid storytelling and an interesting lead character.

66% - This quirky courtroom drama based upon a manga is surprisingly grounded and sympathetic as it shows the director experimenting with a new approach and genre.

64% - This relentless action movie follows a criminal outcast who plans on organizing some changes in his life after having spent ten years in a coma in prison.

63% - Ley Lines is rather a drama than a gangster movie as it follows the lives of social outcasts who try to make their dreams come true by any means necessary.

50% - This quirky western sees Takashi Miike exploring yet another genre but the film remains an overall rather superficial tribute to the classic movies of the fifties and sixties.

40% - This violent science-fiction gangster potpourri was made on a shoestring budget and might be too experimental for its own good.

33% - This brutal gangster movie based upon two rival high schools overstays its welcome, lacks depth and features too many characters.