Versus (2000)
Jan 16, 2005Yakuza Zombies/Splatter
The directorial debut of Ryuhei Kitamura. A film premised on the idea of mashing the John Woo-styled gangster film up with the gore-drenched George Romero zombie film.
Ryuhei Kitamura
Aragami (2003)
Jun 30, 2016Samurai vs Immortal Monster
An action film that takes place in a single room. A samurai is invited to dine by a mysterious host who reveals he is an immortal monster and believes they have been destined to fight
Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)
Jul 24, 2005Japanese Monster Bash
The 28th Godzilla film, made for the series fiftieth anniversary and bringing every monster ever created by Toho together for a massive battle. The results are immensely satisfying
The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
May 1, 2010Ritual Killer on the Subway/Clive Barker Adaptation
One of the best Clive Barker adaptations. Japan's Ryuhei Kitamura brings a masterful assurance with the horror elements and does gore in astonishingly new and unrealised ways
No One Lives (2012)
Jul 29, 2013Psycho Film
This second English-language film from Japan's Ryuhei Kitamura came with a good deal of promising advance buzz but upon being seen emerges as a strictly average psycho film that never offers anything outstanding in terms of twists or suspense, nor pushes its audience in any way
Downrange (2017)
Jan 28, 2021Roadside Sniper
Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura creates a gripping survival thriller about a group of friends driving home who become trapped on a small stretch of road by a sniper
Nightmare Cinema (2018)
Sep 13, 2019Horror Anthology
Another in the recent trend of horror anthologies featuring episodes from different directors, including Joe Dante and Mick Garris. This is a well above average entry on the whole featuring at least a couple of standout entries
The Price We Pay (2022)
Mar 25, 2024Getaway Thriller/Mad Surgeon
This has the flavour of From Dusk Till Dawn, a getaway thriller that does a mid-film morph into full horror territory as a gang of fleeing petty criminals stray into the lair of mad surgeon