Name: Go
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 2001-10-20
Rating: 7.8
Cast: Shibasaki Kou, Kubozuka Yosuke, Arai Hirofumi, Yamamoto Taro, Shiomi Sansei

Shibasaki Kou is a Japanese actress and singer who was born on August 5, 1981, in Tokyo, Japan. She made her debut in 2000, appearing in films like the international smash hit movie “Battle Royale” and “Tokyo Raiders.” She made her music industry debut in 2002 and has since gone on to appear in scores of ht film titles such as “One Missed Call” (2003) and the sequel “One Missed Call 2” (2005). More recently, she appeared in the movies “The Island of Cats” (2019) and “Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai” (2021).

Shibasaki Kou

Kubozuka Yosuke is a Japanese actor and model who was born on May 7, 1979, in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. He debuted in the 1995 police-themed drama series “Kindaichi Case Files,” and followed up with the movie “Midori” in 1996. He since went on to appear in the movies “Go” in 2001 and 2003’s “Samurai Resurrection.” In 2016, he starred in the Martin Scorsese-directed epic movie “Silence,” following up with the film “Alley Cat” in 2017.

Kubozuka Yosuke

Arai Hirofumi is an actor who was born on January 18, 1979, in Hirosaki, Japan. He made his debut in the film “Go” (2001), which was based on a novel by Kazuki Kaneshiro. He also appeared in the movie “Blue Spring” in 2002. He has since gone on to star in numerous movie titles, including “Sway” (2006), “A Crowd of Three” (2008), and “Close Range Love” (2014), as well as the more recent movie “Typhoon Family” (2019).

Arai Hirofumi

Yamamoto Taro is a Japanese actor-turned-politician who was born on November 24, 1974, in Takarazuka, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. He began his career in the 1990s, starring in hit dramas such as “Futarikko” (1996–97). He also appeared in a number of hit movie releases, such as the international smash “Battle Royale” (2000), “Go” in 2001, and “Moon Child” (2003). He also starred in the drama series “Shinsengumi!” (2004). He went on to become the founder and leader of the political party Reiwa Shinsengumi and stood as a candidate in Tokyo’s 2020 gubernatorial election.

Yamamoto Taro

Sansei Shiomi is a Japanese actor who was born in Kyoto, Japan, on January 12, 1948. He attended Doshisha University and began acting in the late 1970s, starring in titles such as the comedy-action TV drama “Oretachi wa Tenshi da!” (1979). He went on to star in the historical drama “Taiheiki” (1991) and his movie credits include “Go” in 2001, 2007’s “The Battery,” and the smash hit “Crows Zero,” also in 2007, More recently, he starred in the films “First Love” (2019) and “The Voice of Sin” (2020).

Shiomi Sansei

Takagi Rina is a Japanese actress, who was born on March 22, 1979, in Numazu, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. She began acting professionally in the late 1990s, and starred in drama titles such as “Perfect Love” in 1999 and “Dear Tsugumi” in 2000. In 2001, she made her big-screen bow in “Go.” Her movie credits include “Curling Love” (2007) and the more recent “The Handmaiden” (2016).

Takagi Rina

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

Hosoyamada Takahito is a Japanese actor who was born on May 1, 1985, in Tokyo, Japan. He studied at Nihon University but made his debut in the 1989 movie “Water Moon” at the tender age of four. He has continued to act ever since, and has appeared in movies such as “Shimanto River” in 1991, “Go” in 2001, and “Sai Ren” (2007). His drama credits include titles such as “Dance Drill” (2004) and “Cold Cases” (2010). He also appeared in the movie “Hanagatami” (2017).

Hosoyamada Takahito

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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