Gō Rijū

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

Gō Rijū
Born (1962-07-31) July 31, 1962
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
OccupationActor, 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

Film

As director
  • Elephant Song (1994)
  • Berlin (1995)
  • Chloe (2001)

References
  1. "ヨコハマ想い". Yokohama Yomiuri (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. "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.
  3. "Network For Promotion of Asian & Asia Pacific Cinema Awards". Network For Promotion of Asian & Asia Pacific Cinema. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. "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.
  5. "Berlin firms up programme for Official Competition". Screen. Retrieved 28 July 2018.


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