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Gō Rijū

Gō Rijū

Japanese film director and actor (born 1962)


Gō Rijū (利重 剛, Rijū Gō) is a Japanese film director and actor.

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Career

Rijū started making 8mm films in high school, and his Kyōkun I earned a spot at the 1980 Pia Film Festival.[1] In 1981, he made his acting debut with a starring role in the TBS drama Fubo no gosan.[1] The same year, he participated in the production of Kihachi Okamoto's At This Late Date, the Charleston, not only starring, but also co-authoring the script and serving as assistant director.[1][2] As an actor, he has appeared in films directed by Juzo Itami, Yoichi Sai, Kaizo Hayashi, and Shinji Aoyama; as well as TV dramas such as Kinpachi-sensei and Hanzawa Naoki.

As a director, his film Elephant Song won the NETPAC Award at the 1995 Berlin Film Festival.[3] His next work Berlin (1995) earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.[4] His 2001 film Chloe was selected for the competition at the Berlin Film Festival.[5]

Filmography

As actor

Television

Film

As director

  • Elephant Son] (1994)
  • Berlin (1995)
  • Chloe (2001)

References

  1. "ヨコハマ想い". Yokohama Yomiuri (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "Network For Promotion of Asian & Asia Pacific Cinema Awards". Network For Promotion of Asian & Asia Pacific Cinema. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. "日本映画監督協会新人賞". 日本映画監督協会 - Directors Guild of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. "坂の上の雲". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
  5. "罪の余白". eiga.com. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  6. "去年の冬、きみと別れ". Yahoo! Movie. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. "草の響き". eiga.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  8. "シン・ウルトラマン". eiga.com. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
  9. "釜石ラーメン物語". eiga.com. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
  10. "ほかげ". eiga.com. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
  11. "大いなる不在". eiga.com. Retrieved 17 May 2024.



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