It's February '05. This Month : Tsukamoto, Beauty and Nastiness.

Still battling through the Yakuza Papers Boxset from Homevision which came out in December (amongst other things I've got to find the time to watch), and now we have a couple more Fukasaku films this month. Firstly, there's 'Fall Guy' which isn't on my list, but secondly is my first purchase, 'Sympathy For The Underdog' (on the 1st) which stars Tomisabaru Wakayama of 'Lone Wolf and Cub' fame.

The first 'undecided' of the month is 'Ebola Syndrome' in a new HK edition, 'cos it may just be better than the old and now relatively rare 'Japan Shock' edition from a few years back.

Then AnimEigo release "Samurai Assasin' soon after (8th), swiftly followed by some beautifully done stuff in the shape of 'Last Life In The Universe' and 'All About Lilly Chou-Chou' (on the 15th). I am sure there's something else on that day, but it escapes me...

Heading towards the end of the month we get two Shinya Tsukamoto films on the same day (22nd), from different companies : 'Snake of June' from Tartan, and 'Bullet Ballet' from Artsmagic. Then right at the end, the second volume of Takashi Miikes' 'MPD Psycho' hits the UK (28th), and that's the only R2 UK disc I will buy this month.

The second 'undecided' is 'Kung Fu Hustle' (28th in HK), simply because I don't know (even though i've seen the trailer) if I like the dance routines / action mix, though the odd special effects look cool. Anyone else got suggestions for this relatively quiet month?