Japavalanche

To conclude Japanuary we dive into four films curated by Nathan (who was unable to join us due to Ninjas). First up is Noburo Ando's Chronicle of Escape and Sex (aka Account of Filthy Escape into Sex aka the greatest title we have ever seen) a true account of lead actor Ando's month long run from authorities and the women who comforted him. Okinawa Yakuza War, also inspired by a true crime event, finally brings the great Sonny Chiba to RotP. Fires on the Plain shoves our faces into the horrors of war. Finally Takashi Miike arrives on scene, you just can't have Japanuary without him, and spins another tale from the files of Noburo Ando, one we assume must be heavily fictionalized or else the force ghosts have a lot to answer to, in Deadly Outlaw Rekka. 
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Episode 86- Japavalanche

New Tokyo, Same Old T

The penultimate week of Japanuary 2019. First, Tyler proves an old pervert can not change his crusty tighty whities with the in name only sequel New Tokyo Decadence: The Slave. The 2007 softcore Japanese BDSM film where a boring girl meets a boring master. It's not at all what you think it is... it's much much less. Then Craig bring the brilliant ray of sunshine that is Beat Kitano into our lives with Boiling Point. Some guys, some baseball, some violence, and Kitano. What more could anyone possibly need?
Also we learn new things about Kevin's romantic history and Dave remains comparably calm about everything.
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Episode 85- New Tokyo, Same Old T

Mesmer in the River

Japanuary continues with two solid contenders. Kiyoshi Kurosawa's Cure takes a look at hypnosis, murder, and a very pointed social commentary that escaped at least one of us. Then we take a look at our second Lone Wolf and Cub film with the fifth entry in the series in a lazy attempt to trigger Kevin's film sequence compulsive disorder, Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of the Demons. Also Dave enjoys porn free breathing room, Craig tries to swallow his pain, and Tyler plots deeds too unspeakable to type. All that and a whole lot of regretful name mangling.

Episode 84- Mesmer in the River

Misshapen Sybarite

Still recovering from the internal damaged received last week, RotP barrels full steam into Japanuary. First up, Tyler doubles down on the fetish films with Tokyo Decadence, which turns out to be far more than meets the eye... because it's banned in Australia and South Korea! Then Craig unveils Horrors of Malformed Men, the underseen precursor to Toei's pinku violence series. Dave finds his mental happy place and Kevin finds a new thing to try on Tuesday date night. We apologize to his wife in advance.
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Episode 83- Misshapen Sybarite