Articles by Mocata

About Mocata

A sucker for classic epics, 80s science fiction and fantasy kitsch, horror, action, animation, stop motion, world cinema, martial arts and all kinds of assorted stuff and nonsense. If you enjoy a bullet ballet, a good eye ball gag or a story about time travelling robots maybe we can be friends after all.

CASINO RAIDERS (1989)

December 2, 2023 Mocata 0

Coming to Blu-ray December 4th 2023 from Eureka A Wong Jing movie about gambling with Andy Lau that was released in 1989… that’s not God of Gamblers? Yes that’s right, the prolific film-maker loves this […]

THE ISLAND CLOSEST TO HEAVEN (1984)

November 29, 2023 Mocata 0

Now Available from Third Window Films on Blu-ray and to Stream Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years Collection With its sweeping romantic music and seaside storybook atmosphere, Obayashi’s adaptation of a ‘warm-hearted tale’ […]

HIS MOTORBIKE, HER ISLAND (1986)

October 19, 2023 Mocata 0

Now Available from Third Window Films on Blu-ray and to Stream Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years Collection While Obayashi may be known for his eccentric, and often rather psychedelic, flights of fancy, […]

SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS (1981)

October 14, 2023 Mocata 0

SCHOOL IN THE CROSSHAIRS (1981) Now Available from Third Window Films on Blu-ray and to Stream Part of the Nobuhiko Obayashi’s 80s Kadokawa Years Collection Time for a film about extra-sensory perception and alien beings […]

HIRUKO THE GOBLIN (1991)

June 20, 2023 Mocata 0

Available now from Third Window on Blu-ray and to Stream With its clean synthesized music and its sentimental moments, is this really another Shinya Tsukamoto movie? Composer Chu Ishikawa is absent and a company called […]

KOTOKO (2011)

June 13, 2023 Mocata 0

Available from Third Window on Blu-ray and on Demand As the title character arrives with a lot of discordant classroom instruments, a few dance moves, and some screaming, it seems clear that this isn’t just […]

GEMINI (1999)

June 5, 2023 Mocata 0

Now available from Third Window on Blu-ray and to Stream Rats, maggots, disease, unsettling sounds courtesy of Chu Ishikawa… it must be another Shinya Tsukamoto movie. A period drama might not be the kind of […]

TOKYO GORE POLICE (2008)

May 1, 2023 Mocata 0

Available to Stream and on Blu-ray from Yume Pictures Somewhere back in time cyberpunk cinema in Japan mutated and branched off from Tetsuo: The Iron Man and into the likes of Meatball Machine. Things became […]

THE SEVENTH CURSE (1986)

February 4, 2023 Mocata 0

Available Now from 88FILMS Blood curses, demonic possession, investigative journalism… yes it’s another example of bonkers cinema from The Cat and The Story of Ricky director Ngai Choi Lam. There’s going to be action, violence […]

SHADOW MASTER (2022)

January 26, 2023 Mocata 0

SHADOW MASTER (2022) Available on DVD and Blu-ray from 30th January 2023 Horror and martial arts together? Why those are my two favourite things you might say glancing at this apparent mix of The Crow […]

SHOT IN THE DARK (2021)

October 12, 2022 Mocata 0

SHOT IN THE DARK (2021) Available to Stream Now Trauma and catharsis are staple elements of the thriller genre. A good character arc is tough to be beat after all. Sticking to that sort of […]

RUNNING OUT OF TIME 2 (2001)

August 18, 2022 Mocata 0

Available now from Eureka Entertainment Part Two of Two – Running Out of Time (1999) Review In the past there seemed to have been an unspoken rule in which hit movies from Hong Kong got […]

RUNNING OUT OF TIME (1999)

August 17, 2022 Mocata 0

Available now from Eureka Entertainment Part One of Two – Running Out of Time 2 (2001) Review Everyone loves a good ticking clock, after all it’s the rhythm of time… and life. Except of course […]

THE SACRED SPIRIT (2021)

July 17, 2022 Mocata 0

THE SACRED SPIRIT (2021) Available from Arrow Video July 18th To paraphrase the old legal maxim; ignorance is not an excuse. This central theme runs through The Sacred Spirit, as it explores the lives of […]

TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER (1992)

June 28, 2022 Mocata 0

TETSUO II: BODY HAMMER (1992) Available on demand and from Third Window Films Welcome to the machine. Oh and welcome back Tsukamoto fans. It’s time to enjoy some zany action and some over-acting, in the […]

KILLING (2018)

June 25, 2022 Mocata 0

KILLING (2018) Available on demand and on Blu-ray from Third Window Films Welcome to the edge of the blade. And welcome back Tsukamoto fans. In some ways the culmination of what had come before, Killing […]

FIRES ON THE PLAIN (2014)

June 23, 2022 Mocata 0

FIRES ON THE PLAIN (2014) Available on demand and from Third Window Films Welcome to the inferno. And welcome back Tsukamoto fans. Some might say there’s no such thing as a true anti-war film. After […]

HAZE (2005)

June 21, 2022 Mocata 0

Available now on Terra DVD and Third Window Films Blu-ray Welcome to hell. Or welcome back, Tsukamoto fans. The visceral nightmare that is Haze has limited appeal, but then again it’s only a limited running […]