Reviews of Recent Japanese Films by Aaron Gerow
This is a collection of reviews and articles on recent Japanese films written by Aaron Gerow for The Daily Yomiuri, a national daily that is published in English by one of Japan’s largest newspapers, the Yomiuri Shimbun. They are reproduced on the Kinema Club site with the permission of The Daily Yomiuri and appear largely as they were originally published. Kinema Club would like to thank The Daily Yomiuri its cooperation. Films can be sorted by title, director, or release date by clicking on the column heading. An asterisk (*) following a title denotes particularly important works.
| Title |
Japanese Title |
Director | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cure* | Kyua | Kurosawa Kiyoshi | 12/27/1997 |
| 2 Duo* | 2 Dyuo | Suwa Nobuhiro | 08/02/1997 |
| Adrenaline Drive* | Adorenarin doraibu | Yaguchi Shinobu | 06/12/1999 |
| To Love | Aisuru | Kumai Kei | 10/04/1997 |
| Atlanta Boogie | Atolanta bugi | Yamamoto Masashi | 11/09/1996 |
| Billiken | Biriken | Sakamoto Junji | 08/03/1996 |
| Black Jack | Burakku Jakku | Dezaki Osamu | 11/30/1996 |
| Blister | Burisuta | Suga Taigan | 07/01/2000 |
| Chinpira/Two Punks* | Chinpira | Aoyama Shinji | 12/21/1996 |
| DANGAN Runner* | Dangan ranna | Sabu | 11/09/1996 |
| Dead or Alive* | Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha | Miike Takashi | 02/26/2000 |
| East Meets West | East Meets West | Okamoto Kihachi | 08/12/1995 |
| Embalming | EM/Enbamingu | Aoyama Shinji | 07/31/1999 |
| A Class to Remember II | Gakko II | Yamada Yoji | 10/19/1996 |
| Gama-Getto no hana | Gama-Getto no hana | Osawa Yutaka | 07/06/1996 |
| Mobsters' Confessions* | Gokudo zangeroku | Mochizuki Rokuro | 02/21/1998 |
| Hana-Bi (Fireworks)* | HANA-BI | Kitano Takeshi | 01/24/1998 |
| My Secret Cache* | Himitsu no hanazono | Yaguchi Shinobu | 02/15/1997 |
| Jesus in Nirvana* | Hyakunen no zessho | Izuchi Kishu | 05/16/1998 |
| Junk Food* | Janku fudo | Yamamoto Masashi | 04/18/1998 |
| Juvenile | Jubunairu | Yamazaki Taka | 07/15/2000 |
| Charisma* | Karisuma | Kurosawa Kiyoshi | 07/27/1999 |
| Innocent Hearts | Kawaki no machi | Enokido Koji | 01/18/1997 |
| Kids Return* | Kids Return | Kitano Takeshi | 07/27/1996 |
| Kikujiro | Kikujiro no natsu | Kitano Takeshi | 06/05/1999 |
| Emergency Call | Kinkyu yobidashi--Emajenshi koru | Omori Kazuki | 11/18/1995 |
| Jubaku (Spellbound) | Kinyu fushoku retto: Jubaku | Harada Masato | 09/18/1999 |
| Koi wa maiorita | Koi wa maiorita | Hasegawa Yasuo | 05/17/1997 |
| M* | M/Other | Suwa Nobuhiro | 10/23/1999 |
| Suzaku* | Moe no Suzaku | Kawase Naomi | 11/01/1997 |
| The Princess Mononoke* | Mononoke Hime | Miyazaki Hayao | 07/12/1997 |
| Summer Tale* | Natsujikan no otonatachi | Nakashima Tetsuya | 03/15/1997 |
| Sleeping Man* | Nemuru otoko | Oguri Kohei | 02/03/1996 |
| Niji o tsukamu otoko | Niji o tsukamu otoko | Yamada Yoji | 12/28/1996 |
| Audition | Odishon | Miike Takashi | 03/04/2000 |
| The Fire Within | Onibi | Mochizuki Rokuro | 04/19/1997 |
| Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro, kurenai no hana | Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro, kurenai no hana | Yamada Yoji | 12/23/1995 |
| Parasite Eve | Parasaito Ivu | Ochiai Masayuki | 02/01/1997 |
| Postman Blues* | Posutoman burusu | Sabu | 08/16/1997 |
| Shady Grove* | Sheidi gurov | Aoyama Shinji | 07/03/1999 |
| Gemini* | Soseiji | Tsukamoto Shinya | 09/15/1999 |
| Night Without Angels | Tenshi ni misuterareta yoru | Hiroki Ryuichi | 07/10/1999 |
| Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment* | Tokiwaso no seishun | Ichikawa Jun | 03/23/1996 |
| Tokyo yakyoku | Tokyo yakyoku | Ichikawa Jun | 06/21/1997 |
| One More Time, One More Chance | Tsuki to kyabetsu | Shinohara Tetsuo | 12/21/1996 |
| An Obsession | Tsumetai chi | Aoyama Shinji | 12/20/1997 |
| The Eel | Unagi | Imamura Shohei | 05/24/1997 |
| After Life* | Wandafuru raifu | Koreeda Hirokazu | 04/17/1999 |
| Wild Life* | Wild Life | Aoyama Shinji | 04/05/1997 |
| Labyrinth of Dreams | Yume no ginga (or Yumeno ginga) | Ishii Sogo | 02/15/1997 |
| [Focus] | [Focus] | Isaka Satoshi | 10/12/1996 |