Gō Rijū (利重 剛, Rijū Gō) is a Japanese film director and actor.
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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 International Film Festival. His next work Berlin (1995) earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. His 2001 film Chloe was also selected for competition at the Berlin International Film Festival.
Filmography
As actor
Fubo no gosan (1981)
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1983), Toyotomi Hideyori
Kinpachi-sensei (2001–02)
Fūrin Kazan (2007), Narita Nagayasu
Drifting Net Cafe (2009)
Clouds Over the Hill (2009–2011), Shin'ichirō Kurino
Ryōmaden (2010), Maki Yasuomi
Ariadne no Dangan (2011)
Ataru (2012)
Hanzawa Naoki (2013)
In Hand (2019), Mikio Segawa
A Warmed Up Love (2020), Seiichirō Tsuzuki
The Supporting Actors 3 (2021), himself
Hiru (2022)
Gannibal (2022), Morobe Police Department Head
Boogie Woogie (2023), Rintarō Ōbayashi
At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
Eureka (2000)
KT (2002)
Wandering Home (2010)
The Edge of Sin (2015)
Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops (2017)
Last Winter, We Parted (2018)
Family Bond (2020)
True Mothers (2020), Hamano
The Sound of Grass (2021)
Haw (2022)
Shin Ultraman (2022)
Kamaishi Ramen Monogatari (2023)
Shadow of Fire (2023)
Great Absence (2024)
Stolen Identity: Final Hacking Game (2024)
Nagasaki: In the Shadow of the Flash (2025)
Grandma's Secret (2026)
Yakushima's Illusion (2026), Eizo
Cry Out (2026)
Rhapsody Rhapsody (2026)
The Mountain (2026)
As director
Elephant Song (1994)
Berlin (1995)
Chloe (2001)
Good-bye Debussy (2013)
Rhapsody Rhapsody (2026)
