Red Room (1999) & Red Room 2 (2000)
The flat out absurdity and unabashed goofiness of the Red Room films mean that they sit outside the world of truly soul-destroying Japanese films like the Guinea Pig series. Yamanouchi just can't play things straight. In the past this has worked against him. Here, it works.
Muzan-E (1999)
NOTE: For those wanting the subtitles, I was hosting them here, but I was asked to remove the link by Unearthed Films who have a DVD release in the works. Sorry. Some months ago, my lady partner and I began working on subtitles for the infamous Muzan-E – a film by Daisuke Yamanouchi (Red...
Kyoko vs. Yuki (2000)
Love him or hate him, there’s no denying that Daisuke Yamanouchi is consistent. From watching his more infamous videos – titles like Red Room, Mu Zan E and Girl Hell 1999 all produced in his oddly busy year of 1999 – it’s clear that the man knows what he likes. I have a lot of...
Girl Hell 1999 (1999)
Girl Hell 1999 is foul, but, like discovering (hideous) alien life, fascinating. No one but the Japanese make 'em like this.
