Gō Rijū
Gō Rijū (利重 剛, Rijū Gō) is a Japanese film director and actor.
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Born | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan | July 31, 1962
Occupation | Actor, Film director |
Parent(s) | Mieko Osanai (mother) |
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
- Fubo no gosan (1981)
- Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983), Toyotomi Hideyori
- Kinpachi-sensei (2001–02)
- Fūrin Kazan (2007), Narita Nagayasu
- Drifting Net Cafe (2009)
- Ryōmaden (2010), Maki Yasuomi
- Ariadne no Dangan (2011)
- Ataru (2012)
- Hanzawa Naoki (2013)
Film
- At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981)
- KT (2002)
- Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops (2017)
- Family Bond (2020)
- True Mothers (2020)
As director
- Elephant Song (1994)
- Berlin (1995)
- Chloe (2001)
References
- "ヨコハマ想い". Yokohama Yomiuri (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "映画を観るひと、撮るひとの境を壊したい。-映画監督・俳優 利重剛-". 創造都市横浜 (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "Network For Promotion of Asian & Asia Pacific Cinema Awards". Network For Promotion of Asian & Asia Pacific Cinema. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
- "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.
- "Berlin firms up programme for Official Competition". Screen. Retrieved 28 July 2018.