Hi Puroresu,
I’m big time into Japanese movies. Have seen almost all the movies you mentioned there.
Nice to see that you like Kenzo Mizoguchi’s “Sansho, the bailiff”.. not ashamed to admit that it was the only movie that made me cry.. true masterpiece of classic old cinema.. everyone usually appreciates Kurosawa and his big budget movies with epic themes, but rarely does Mizoguchi get his due credit.
Further more, you said you like Thai movies, but I dont find you mentioning ONG BAK:MUAY THAI WARRIOR.. Tony Jaa is gonna kick Jet Li’s ass in any real time fight.. his speed and reflexes are stunning.
If mention that you like OLD BOY, which is fairly violent, but if you really like those kind of movies, you should also check out: BATTLE ROYALE, DEAD OR ALIVE TRILOGY.. first class yakuza flicks.
Modern Alt Japanese movies make Quentin Tarantinos and Robert Rodriguezes look like kindergarten kids.. try checking out some more movies of TAKASHI MIIKE, especially the cult hit AUDITION (which is one of the creepiest movies ever made) and ICHI, the KILLER (which is the “sickest” movie ever made.. literally.. no hip hop slang intended).
Takashi Miike is one weird director! He's done the freak-out horror stuff like Audition, with the totally psycho chick, but he can also do really touching films like The Bird People In China, and black comedies like Happiness of the Katakuris. A really versatile director!