Gō Rijū
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 Film Festival. His next work "Berlin" (1995) earned him the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award. His 2001 film "Chloe" was selected for the competition at the Berlin Film Festival".