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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile | Jubunairu | Yamazaki Taka | 07/15/2000 |
| Blister | Burisuta | Suga Taigan | 07/01/2000 |
| Audition | Odishon | Miike Takashi | 03/04/2000 |
| Dead or Alive* | Dead or Alive: Hanzaisha | Miike Takashi | 02/26/2000 |
| M* | M/Other | Suwa Nobuhiro | 10/23/1999 |
| Jubaku (Spellbound) | Kinyu fushoku retto: Jubaku | Harada Masato | 09/18/1999 |
| Gemini* | Soseiji | Tsukamoto Shinya | 09/15/1999 |
| Embalming | EM/Enbamingu | Aoyama Shinji | 07/31/1999 |
| Charisma* | Karisuma | Kurosawa Kiyoshi | 07/27/1999 |
| Night Without Angels | Tenshi ni misuterareta yoru | Hiroki Ryuichi | 07/10/1999 |
| Shady Grove* | Sheidi gurov | Aoyama Shinji | 07/03/1999 |
| Adrenaline Drive* | Adorenarin doraibu | Yaguchi Shinobu | 06/12/1999 |
| Kikujiro | Kikujiro no natsu | Kitano Takeshi | 06/05/1999 |
| After Life* | Wandafuru raifu | Koreeda Hirokazu | 04/17/1999 |
| Jesus in Nirvana* | Hyakunen no zessho | Izuchi Kishu | 05/16/1998 |
| Junk Food* | Janku fudo | Yamamoto Masashi | 04/18/1998 |
| Mobsters' Confessions* | Gokudo zangeroku | Mochizuki Rokuro | 02/21/1998 |
| Hana-Bi (Fireworks)* | HANA-BI | Kitano Takeshi | 01/24/1998 |
| Cure* | Kyua | Kurosawa Kiyoshi | 12/27/1997 |
| An Obsession | Tsumetai chi | Aoyama Shinji | 12/20/1997 |
| Suzaku* | Moe no Suzaku | Kawase Naomi | 11/01/1997 |
| To Love | Aisuru | Kumai Kei | 10/04/1997 |
| Postman Blues* | Posutoman burusu | Sabu | 08/16/1997 |
| 2 Duo* | 2 Dyuo | Suwa Nobuhiro | 08/02/1997 |
| The Princess Mononoke* | Mononoke Hime | Miyazaki Hayao | 07/12/1997 |
| Tokyo yakyoku | Tokyo yakyoku | Ichikawa Jun | 06/21/1997 |
| The Eel | Unagi | Imamura Shohei | 05/24/1997 |
| Koi wa maiorita | Koi wa maiorita | Hasegawa Yasuo | 05/17/1997 |
| The Fire Within | Onibi | Mochizuki Rokuro | 04/19/1997 |
| Wild Life* | Wild Life | Aoyama Shinji | 04/05/1997 |
| Summer Tale* | Natsujikan no otonatachi | Nakashima Tetsuya | 03/15/1997 |
| Labyrinth of Dreams | Yume no ginga (or Yumeno ginga) | Ishii Sogo | 02/15/1997 |
| My Secret Cache* | Himitsu no hanazono | Yaguchi Shinobu | 02/15/1997 |
| Parasite Eve | Parasaito Ivu | Ochiai Masayuki | 02/01/1997 |
| Innocent Hearts | Kawaki no machi | Enokido Koji | 01/18/1997 |
| Niji o tsukamu otoko | Niji o tsukamu otoko | Yamada Yoji | 12/28/1996 |
| Chinpira/Two Punks* | Chinpira | Aoyama Shinji | 12/21/1996 |
| One More Time, One More Chance | Tsuki to kyabetsu | Shinohara Tetsuo | 12/21/1996 |
| Black Jack | Burakku Jakku | Dezaki Osamu | 11/30/1996 |
| DANGAN Runner* | Dangan ranna | Sabu | 11/09/1996 |
| Atlanta Boogie | Atolanta bugi | Yamamoto Masashi | 11/09/1996 |
| A Class to Remember II | Gakko II | Yamada Yoji | 10/19/1996 |
| [Focus] | [Focus] | Isaka Satoshi | 10/12/1996 |
| Billiken | Biriken | Sakamoto Junji | 08/03/1996 |
| Kids Return* | Kids Return | Kitano Takeshi | 07/27/1996 |
| Gama-Getto no hana | Gama-Getto no hana | Osawa Yutaka | 07/06/1996 |
| Tokiwa: The Manga Apartment* | Tokiwaso no seishun | Ichikawa Jun | 03/23/1996 |
| Sleeping Man* | Nemuru otoko | Oguri Kohei | 02/03/1996 |
| Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro, kurenai no hana | Otoko wa tsurai yo: Torajiro, kurenai no hana | Yamada Yoji | 12/23/1995 |
| Emergency Call | Kinkyu yobidashi--Emajenshi koru | Omori Kazuki | 11/18/1995 |
| East Meets West | East Meets West | Okamoto Kihachi | 08/12/1995 |