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A collection of reviews and articles on 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.

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. An asterisk (*) following a title denotes particularly important works.

Reviews By Aaron Gerow

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

Other Film Articles By Aaron Gerow

Article Title Post date
For Yamamoto, Life Is by the Reel (Interview with Yamamoto Masashi) 04/16/1998
Japanese Film Gets Respect in ‘97 (1997 in Review) 01/29/1998
Pia Film Festival Shows Off Japan’s Independent Streak (Pia Film Festival 1996) 12/26/1996
Ready For Some Action (Nikkatsu and Aisuru) 11/14/1996
Asian Class Gets Eclectic (TIFF ‘96 The Best of Asian Films) 10/10/1996
And the Beat Goes On (TIFF ‘96 Kitano Takeshi Symposium) 10/03/1996
Tokyo Film Fete Unearths Japanese Classics (TIFF ‘96 Nippon Cinema Classics) 09/12/1996
Beyond the Fringes (Image Forum Festival 1996) 04/25/1996
Real Doctor Faces Harsh Realities (Emergency Call) 11/16/1995