Nocchi

It's more of the same, but straight-to-video. It's also from the studio who did the 2004 films (Art Port), with the same running time (70 minutes) and is basically the same film (nude superheroics played for sleazy laughs). Art Port did three Kekko Kamen films in 2007: Royale, Premium and Forever and this is the first of them. What's more, they were clearly churned out back-to-back, sharing a common crew and regular cast. (finnclark.thiswaydown.org)

They reveal Kekko Kamen's identity. This is the last of a little trilogy of 2007 films and so they seem to have decided it had to be done. In fairness, they do it quite well. They've come up with a workable and not too silly idea that explains away all the "no, it can't be her" moments from the other two films and even gets Agatha Christie-like flashbacks to explain how all the clues fit together. (finnclark.thiswaydown.org)

This film's a musical. There's the Kekko Kamen theme of course, which not only gets played whenever the title character shows up, but also gets sung a capella by three women in the last scene of the film. However there's also the "Supa-Supa-Supa Supappa" exercise video number, which they like so much that they do it three and a half times. Handa gets a randomly inserted song that's been shot like a shampoo commercial, set in a field of feathery grasses. Satan's Toenail gets a Punishment Song. (finnclark.thiswaydown.org)

Straight-to-DVD horror release from "Kushisake Onna" director Koji Shiraishi. A taxi driver who lives only for the idol Mika Enno accidently runs over a heretic folklorist named Hirano. Film stars Chise Nakamura and Nocchi. (CDJapan)