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 |