Otake Shinobu is a Japanese actress who was born on July 17, 1957, in Tokyo, Japan. She made her acting debut in 1973 and went on to star in the 1975 movie “The Gate of Youth.” In the same year, she played the lead role in the drama series “Mizuiro no Toki.” She has since gone on to appears in scores of hit movie and drama titles. Her film credits include “Go” (2001) and “Postcard” (2011). Her more recent credits include the drama series “I'm Sorry, I Love You” in 2017 and the films “Shadowfall” (2019) and “Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor” (2021).

Ohtake Shinobu

Sugihara (Kubozuka Yosuke) is a troubled student. He comes from a Korean family and attended a junior high school for the children of mainly North Korean families, but has now moved on to a high school for mainly ethnically Japanese students.

His family operates a small store that swaps prizes from arcade machines for cash and his father – an ardent supporter of the North Korean regime – surprised the whole community when he decided to apply for a South Korean passport. Ostensibly, he made the decision in order to go on vacation to Hawaii.

Sugihara and his friends cause no end of trouble at school and in the neighborhood, with violent fights not uncommon.

But when he meets a Japanese girl named Tsubaki Sakurai (Shibasaki Kou), his hard edges soften. The two begin on a relationship – which threatens to turn sour when she learns of his heritage.

And when he confronts his father about his motives for obtaining a South Korean passport, he discovers that all is not as it seems…

Will Sugihara and Tsubaki Sakurai find love, despite lingering social prejudices? And can Sugihara find a peaceful resolution to his spat with his father?

“Go” is a 2001 Japanese movie that was directed by Isao Yukisada.

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