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