is a Japanese actor.
He was born on May 7, 1976, in
Tokyo
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, Japan. Because of his father's business, he spent his early life in Singapore (1983–86) and New York (1986–89), and thus learned to speak English fluently. After returning to Japan, he started to learn acting. He joined the theatrical company "Wakakusa" at the age of 14, and left the company at the age of 16.
His first screen role was "April Story (Shigatsu monogatari)" directed by movie director
Shunji Iwai
is a Japanese film director, video artist, writer and documentary maker.
Life and career
Iwai was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987.
In 1988 he started out in the Japanese entertainment ...
in 1998. After graduation from Gakushuin University, he again decided to learn acting. He entered the acting school "En",and graduated in 2001.
In 2007 he met Japanese movie director, Koji Wakamatsu. He did five movies with Wakamatsu, including "United Red Army". In this movie, he played Tsuneo Mori, the leader of the United Red Army. The movie won the C.I.C.A.E Prize (the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas) and NETPAC Prize (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) in the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.
He practices
Iaijutsu
is a combative quick-draw sword technique. This art of drawing the Japanese sword, katana, is one of the Japanese '' koryū'' martial art disciplines in the education of the classical warrior ( bushi). Warner, Gordon and Draeger, Donn F. 200 ...
. Iaijutsu is an ancient Japanese martial art, and a quick-draw sword technique. He has been training in Iaijutsu from master Tetsuzan Kuroda for about 16 years.
Filmography
*''
April Story'', directed by
Shunji Iwai
is a Japanese film director, video artist, writer and documentary maker.
Life and career
Iwai was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987.
In 1988 he started out in the Japanese entertainment ...
(1998)
*''The Choice of Hercules'', directed by
Masato Harada (2002)
*''
United Red Army'', directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu (2008)
*''
Caterpillar
Caterpillars ( ) are the larva, larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterfly, butterflies and moths).
As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawfly ...
'', directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu (2008)
*''
11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate'', directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu (2012)
*''Petrel Hotel Blue'', directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu (2012)
*''The Millennial Rapture'', directed by
Kōji Wakamatsu (2012)
*''
Yurusarezaru Mono'', directed by
Lee Sang-il (2013)
*''
Twisted Justice
is a 2016 Japanese crime comedy-drama film directed by Kazuya Shiraishi and written by Junya Ikegami. It was released in Japan by Toei and Nikkatsu on June 25, 2016.
Plot
Cast
* Gō Ayano as Yoichi Moroboshi
*
*Yukio Ueno
* Haruna Yabuki
*
* ...
'', directed by
Kazuya Shiraishi (2016)
*''
A Bride for Rip Van Winkle'', directed by
Shunji Iwai
is a Japanese film director, video artist, writer and documentary maker.
Life and career
Iwai was born in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. He attended Yokohama National University, graduating in 1987.
In 1988 he started out in the Japanese entertainment ...
(2016)
*''That Disappearance'', directed by Hiro Kano (2022)
References
External links
Go Jibiki's official website*
Japanese male film actors
Male actors from Tokyo
20th-century Japanese male actors
21st-century Japanese male actors
1976 births
Living people
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