Gō Rijū


Gō Rijū is a Japanese film director and actor.

Career

Rijū started making 8mm films in high school, and his Kyōkun I earned a spot at the 1980 Pia Film Festival. In 1981, he made his acting debut with a starring role in the TBS drama Fubo no gosan. 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. 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. His next work Berlin earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. His 2001 film Chloe was selected for the competition at the Berlin Film Festival.

Filmography

As actor

Television

Fubo no gosan Tokugawa Ieyasu, Toyotomi HideyoriKinpachi-sensei Fūrin Kazan, Narita NagayasuDrifting Net Cafe Clouds Over the Hill, Shin'ichirō KurinoRyōmaden, Maki YasuomiAriadne no Dangan Ataru Hanzawa Naoki A Warmed Up Love, Seiichirō TsuzukiThe Supporting Actors 3, himselfHiru Gannibal, Morobe Police Department HeadBoogie Woogie, Rintarō Ōbayashi

Film

At This Late Date, the Charleston Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters Eureka KT The Edge of Sin Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops Last Winter, We Parted Family Bond True Mothers, HamanoThe Sound of Grass Haw Shin Ultraman Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari Shadow of Fire Great Absence Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash Grandma's Secret Yakushima's Illusion, EizoCry Out
  • ''Rhapsody Rhapsody''

As director

Elephant Son] Berlin Chloe Good-bye Debussy
  • ''Rhapsody Rhapsody''