Gō Rijū

Gō Rijū
Gō Rijū
Born	July 31, 1962 (age 64); Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Occupations	Actor, Film director
Years active	1981–present
Parent	Mieko Osanai (mother)

Gō Rijū (利重剛, Rijū Gō) 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.^[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 International Film Festival.^[3] His next work Berlin (1995) earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award.^[4] His 2001 film Chloe was also selected for competition at the Berlin International Film Festival.^[5]

Filmography

As actor

Television

Fubo no gosan (1981)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983), Toyotomi Hideyori^[6]
Kinpachi-sensei (2001–02)
Fūrin Kazan (2007), Narita Nagayasu^[7]
Drifting Net Cafe (2009)
Clouds Over the Hill (2009–2011), Shin'ichirō Kurino^[8]
Ryōmaden (2010), Maki Yasuomi^[9]
Ariadne no Dangan (2011)
Ataru (2012)
Hanzawa Naoki (2013)
A Warmed Up Love (2020), Seiichirō Tsuzuki^[10]
The Supporting Actors 3 (2021), himself
Hiru (2022)^[11]
Gannibal (2022), Morobe Police Department Head^[12]
Boogie Woogie (2023), Rintarō Ōbayashi^[13]

Film

At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Eureka (2000)
KT (2002)
Wandering Home (2010)^[14]
The Edge of Sin (2015)^[15]
Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops (2017)
Last Winter, We Parted (2018)^[16]
Family Bond (2020)
True Mothers (2020), Hamano
The Sound of Grass (2021)^[17]
Haw (2022)^[18]
Shin Ultraman (2022)^[19]
Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari (2023)^[20]
Shadow of Fire (2023)^[21]
Great Absence (2024)^[22]
Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game (2024)^[23]
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash (2025)^[24]
Grandma's Secret (2026)^[25]
Yakushima's Illusion (2026), Eizo^[26]
Cry Out (2026)^[27]
Rhapsody Rhapsody (2026)^[28]
The Mountain (2026)^[29]

As director

Elephant Song (1994)
Berlin (1995)
Chloe (2001)^[30]
Good-bye Debussy (2013)^[31]
Rhapsody Rhapsody (2026)^[28]

References

1 2 3 "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.
↑ "徳川家康". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 September 2024.
↑ "風林火山". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
↑ "坂の上の雲". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
↑ "龍馬伝". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 December 2024.
↑ "仲野太賀と石橋静河もスイーツ開発、森七菜主演「この恋あたためますか」に出演". Natalie. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
↑ "赤楚衛二と坂口健太郎主演「ヒル」に吉川愛、飯豊まりえ、柳俊太郎、板垣瑞生ら". Natalie. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
↑ "「顔を喰われた」と証言する新キャストは高杉真宙！狂うか喰われるか.... ドラマ『ガンニバル』". Otocoto. Retrieved 23 December 2022.
↑ "朝ドラ『ブギウギ』第6弾キャスト発表新納慎也、s**t kingz小栗基裕、宮本亞門が朝ドラ初出演【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
↑ "酔いがさめたら、うちに帰ろう。". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 March 2026.
↑ "罪の余白". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 January 2023.
↑ "去年の冬、きみと別れ". Yahoo! Movie. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
↑ "草の響き". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2021.
↑ "石田ゆり子がナレーション担当、ヒロインは池田エライザ田中圭主演『ハウ』". Cinema Cafe (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 June 2022.
↑ "シン・ウルトラマン". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 September 2023.
↑ "釜石ラーメン物語". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2023.
↑ "ほかげ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2023.
↑ "大いなる不在". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 May 2024.
↑ "スマホを落としただけなのに最終章ファイナルハッキングゲーム". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 July 2024.
↑ "長崎閃光の影で". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 April 2025.
↑ "おばあちゃんの秘密". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2025.
↑ "たしかにあった幻". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 November 2025.
↑ "未来". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 November 2025.
1 2 "ラプソディ・ラプソディ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ "祝山". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 March 2026.
↑ "クロエ(2002)". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2026.
↑ "さよならドビュッシー". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2026.

External links

Official website
Gō Rijū at IMDb

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[Yomiuri-1] 1 2 3 "ヨコハマ想い". Yokohama Yomiuri (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 July 2018.

[Sozo-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.

[6] "徳川家康". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[7] "風林火山". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 22 September 2024.

[8] "坂の上の雲". Haiyaku Jiten. Retrieved 4 February 2024.

[9] "龍馬伝". Haiyaku Jiten (in Japanese). Retrieved 20 December 2024.

[10] "仲野太賀と石橋静河もスイーツ開発、森七菜主演「この恋あたためますか」に出演". Natalie. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[11] "赤楚衛二と坂口健太郎主演「ヒル」に吉川愛、飯豊まりえ、柳俊太郎、板垣瑞生ら". Natalie. Retrieved 27 November 2021.

[12] "「顔を喰われた」と証言する新キャストは高杉真宙！狂うか喰われるか.... ドラマ『ガンニバル』". Otocoto. Retrieved 23 December 2022.

[13] "朝ドラ『ブギウギ』第6弾キャスト発表新納慎也、s**t kingz小栗基裕、宮本亞門が朝ドラ初出演【コメントあり】". Oricon. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

[14] "酔いがさめたら、うちに帰ろう。". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 March 2026.

[15] "罪の余白". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 12 January 2023.

[16] "去年の冬、きみと別れ". Yahoo! Movie. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

[17] "草の響き". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[18] "石田ゆり子がナレーション担当、ヒロインは池田エライザ田中圭主演『ハウ』". Cinema Cafe (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 June 2022.

[19] "シン・ウルトラマン". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 September 2023.

[20] "釜石ラーメン物語". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 7 April 2023.

[21] "ほかげ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 15 August 2023.

[22] "大いなる不在". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 17 May 2024.

[23] "スマホを落としただけなのに最終章ファイナルハッキングゲーム". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 July 2024.

[24] "長崎閃光の影で". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 April 2025.

[25] "おばあちゃんの秘密". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 1 April 2025.

[26] "たしかにあった幻". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 November 2025.

[27] "未来". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 14 November 2025.

[Rhapsody-28] 1 2 "ラプソディ・ラプソディ". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[29] "祝山". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 24 March 2026.

[30] "クロエ(2002)". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2026.

[31] "さよならドビュッシー". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 January 2026.

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