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name: "Go Riju"
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born: "31 July 1962"
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# Go Riju

Actor. Born 31 July 1962 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 31 July 1962, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
- **Also known as:** Gô Rijû, 利重 剛, Rijyu Go, Go Rijyu, Gou Riju

## Biography

Go Riju (利重 剛) is a Japanese actor and film director born on 31 July 1962 in Yokohama, Kanagawa. He began making 8mm films while at high school, with one entry selected for the 1980 Pia Film Festival. In 1981 he made his acting debut in the television drama *Fubo no gosan* and appeared in Kihachi Okamoto's *At This Late Date, the Charleston*, for which he also co-wrote the script and worked as assistant director.

As an actor he is known for the role of Mishima, age 18–19, in Paul Schrader's *Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters* (1985). Subsequent film credits include *Eureka* (2000), *Vital* (2004), *True Mothers* (2020) and *Shin Ultraman* (2022), as well as numerous television dramas. As a director, *Elephant Song* (1994) won the NETPAC Award at the Berlin International Film Festival; *Berlin* (1995) received the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. His mother is scriptwriter Mieko Osanai.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, ja.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters* (1985), Fi1m 86, as Mishima, age 18-19 — [page](https://film.one/film/mishima-a-life-in-four-chapters.md)

## Also known for

- *Shin Ultraman* (2022), Special Advisor to the Prime Minister
- *Vital* (2004), Dr. Nakai
- *Eureka* (2001), Busjack Man
- *True Mothers* (2020), Takeshi Hamano
- *Gannibal* (2022), Morobe Police Department Head
- *Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole* (1988), Male Neighbor
- *The Funeral* (1984), Man Who Climbs Tree
- *Galileo* (2007)

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