I watch a lot of films each year, mainly via my Love Film subscription, of which more here.

This list is the ones I’ve watched for the first time this year, to date, along with director, country of origin (since I watch so many non-English language films) and year of original release. Links take to you to the relevant IMDB page.

1. Sanshu Dayu - Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1954)

2. Exiled - Johnny To (Hong Kong, 2006)

3. Pistol Opera - Seijun Suzuki (Japan, 2001)

4. The Magnificent Trio - Chang Cheh (Hong Kong, 1966)

5. Gion Bayashi - Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1953)

6. The Flowers and the Angry Waves - Seijun Suzuki (Japan, 1964)

7. Say Yes - Kim Song-Hong (South Korea, 2001)

8. Fighting Delinquents - Seijun Suzuki (Japan, 1960)

9. Invisible Waves - Pen-ek Ratanaruang (Thailand, 2006)

10. Bright Future - Kiyoshi Kurosawa (Japan, 2003)

11. Thirst - Rod Hardy (Australia, 1979)

12. Stardust - Matthew Vaughn (UK/USA, 2007)

13. The Zombie Diaries - Michael Bartlett & Kevin Gates (UK, 2006)

14. Hostel Part 2 - Eli Roth (USA, 2007)

15. The Spiritual Boxer - Liu Chia-Liang (Hong Kong, 1975)

16. Captivity - Roland Joffé (USA, 2007)

17. The Fountain - Darren Aronofsky (USA, 2007)

18. KM 31 - Rigoberto Castañeda (Mexico, 2006)

19. Planet Terror - Robert Rodriguez (USA, 2007)

20. One Missed Call - Takashi Miike (Japan, 2003)

21. Black Snake Moan - Craig Brewer (USA, 2006)

22. Shutter - Banjong Pisanthanakun & Parkpoom Wongpoom (Thailand, 2004)

23. Saw IV - Darren Lynn Bousman (USA, 2007)

24. Death Proof - Quentin Tarantino (USA, 2007)

25. Resident Evil: Extinction - Russell Mulcahy (USA, 2007)

26. Yakuza Graveyard - Kinji Fukasaku (Japan, 1976)

27. Chikamatsu Monogatari - Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1954)

28. Day Watch -Timur Bekmambetov (Russia, 2006)

29. Tell No-One - Guillaume Canet (France, 2006)

30. No Blood, No Tears - Ryoo Seung-wan (South Korea, 2002)

31. Hidden - Michael Haneke (France, 2005)

32. Lust, Caution - Ang Lee (USA/China, 2007)

33. Owasa No Onna - Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1954)

34. Repast - Mikio Naruse (Japan, 1951)

35. The Lives Of Others - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck (Germany, 2006)

36. Shinobi - Ten Shimoyama (Japan, 2005)

37. 30 Days Of Night - David Slade (USA, 2007)

38. The Dark Hour - Elio Quiroga (Spain, 2006)

39. Clerks 2 - Kevin Smith (USA, 2006)

40. I Am Legend - Francis Lawrence (USA, 2007)

41. Yokihi - Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1955)

42. Akasen Chitai - Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1955)

43. Immortel - Enki Bilal (France, 2004)

44. Duelist - Lee Myung-Se (South Korea, 2005)

45. Ugetsu Monogataru - Kenji Mizoguchi (Japan, 1953)