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Gō Rijū

Gō Rijū

Actor · Born July 31, 1962 (64) · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

Gō Rijū was born on 31 July 1962 in Yokohama, Japan. He is an actor and director, known for Zazie (1989), Kuroe (2001) and Ichi (2008).

Biography from IMDb.

Born
July 31, 1962 (64)
From
Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan
Works as
Actor
Titles
22 on Motif · 118 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 65 days to Oct 28

What are Gō Rijū's films like?

Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Genres

Drama4 titlesTypical Motif score: 73rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Motif score: 21st percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
44%
Survival
24%
Bonds
19%
Ideas
8%
Society
4%
Obsession3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief3 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this themeArt2 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality2 titles, browse their movies with this themeParenthood2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 2 · Dark 5

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 3 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 4 · Intense 4

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 6 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 7 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 3

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 7

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
8
Contemplative
6
Tense
3
Dread
3
Hopeful
4
Other
5

How their films linger

Thought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet3
  • Tragic1
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Gō Rijū's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 12 of their 22 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Gō Rijū's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

118 credits, 22 with a Motif page.

  • Blue Flower, Forest of Vessels (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 32 episodes · Actor

  • The Living Corpse(2026)

    as (voice)

    Motif score: 2nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Mountain (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Rhapsody, Rhapsody (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Director · Producer · Writer · Actor

  • Tokyo MPD PR Unit 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

  • Yakushima's Illusion(2025)

    as Jin's father

    Motif score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • News Anchor(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all shows

  • Himitsu ~ The Top Secret ~ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 11 episodes · as Police Commissioner General

  • Shimaneko (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    as Choco's owner

  • The Beginning of the Sea(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Nagumo Shohei

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all shows

  • Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 11 episodes · as Takamura Minoru

  • Hakubo no Chronicle (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 12 episodes · as Fusegi Shusuke

  • Shadow of Fire(2023)

    Actor

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Tales of the Bizarre: 2023 Fall Special (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Kamaishi Ramen Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    as Tsuyoshi

  • 3000 Yen: How to Enrich Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Mikuriya Kazuhiko

  • Gannibal(2022)

    Show 7 episodes · as Morobe Police Department Head

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all shows

  • The Van Gogh Downstairs (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Yutaka Watanuki

  • Shin Ultraman(2022)

    as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister

    Motif score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hiru (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 6 episodes · as Murao

  • Riding a Unicorn(2022)

    Show as Seiichi Suzaki

    Motif score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Avalanche (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 10 episodes · as Eisaku Gohara

  • The Sound of Grass (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    as Kazuo's Father

  • The Supporting Actors in Byplaywood (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • True Mothers(2020)

    as Takeshi Hamano

    Motif score: 77th percentile of all films

  • One Hundred Million Yen's Goodbye (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • 内田康夫サスペンス　新・信濃のコロンボ　追分殺人事件 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • 行列の女神～らーめん才遊記～ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ryoji Shiomi

  • Bones of Steel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Love Dou Hua (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Sign (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 9 episodes · as Masuo Shimoyama

  • We Are Little Zombies(2019)

    Actor

    Motif score: 67th percentile of all films

  • A Lone Scalpel (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Lady in White (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    as Shuji Kisaragi

  • 60 JUSTICE PROJECT (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 5 episodes · as Katsushige Furuhata

  • Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Actor

  • Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ichiro Hayashi

  • CRISIS: Special Security Squad (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Hokuto: Some Murderer's Conversion (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 5 episodes · as Motohashi Nobuhiro

  • Heaven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Nozaki Eiji

  • Cold Case: Door of Truth (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · as Inoue · as Inuchi Toshio

  • Zen and Bones (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Motoi Shimura

  • Yuriko's Picture Book (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Actor

  • メガバンク最終決戦 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO(2016)

    Show 2 episodes · Actor

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all shows

  • Crime's Blank (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Kazuyoshi Miyazaki

  • The Edge of Sin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • The Man of the Political Economy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Konoe Fumimaro

  • Keisei Saimin no Otoko (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Fumimaro Konoe

  • This Country's Sky (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Wonderful World End (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Takumi Tsukiyama

  • 全力離婚相談 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 7 episodes · as 稲垣 賢哉

  • Hot Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Takatsu

  • Sweet Poolside (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Shigeo Goto

  • Team Batista the Movie: The Portrait of Kerberos (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2014)

    as Daisuke Mifune

  • Kurokouchi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 10 episodes · as Kakizaki Kiyohiko

  • Ataru: The First Love & the Last Kill(2013)

    as Tatsuo Ebina

    Motif score: 30th percentile of all films

  • The Intermission (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Actor

  • Good-bye Debussy (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · Screenplay

  • ATARU (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · as Tatsuo Ebina

  • SPEC: Heaven (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Kaoru Fukutomi

  • Control Tower (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as Tsutomu

  • CO: Transplant Coordinator (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Wandering Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    as Dir of Mikasa Clinic

  • Trouble Man (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 12 episodes · as Tagawa

  • Team Batista 2: General Rouge no Gaisen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Daisuke Mifune

  • Kanikôsen (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2009)

    as Ishiba

  • Peeping Tom (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • Garden of the Wind (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 11 episodes · as Uchiyama

  • Tokyo Rendezvous (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Actor

  • The Auditor (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • The Sin (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Galileo(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all shows

  • Kitaro (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2007)

    as Mr. Haruhiko Miura

  • Honey & Clover(2006)

    as Master of Teahouse

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Miracle Zoo ~ The Asahiyama Zoo Story ~ (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 5 episodes · as 矢部裕司

  • Tokyo of the Dead - 3 days (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Haru, Bânîzu de (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Wolf Girl (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Akira's Father

  • Detective Office 5 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Writer

  • Yokubô(2005)

    Actor

    Motif score: 50th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Detective Office 5: Another Story (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 15 episodes · Writer

  • Goggles (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Haruki's father

  • Vital(2004)

    as Dr. Nakai

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Going Home (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Screenplay

  • Black Kiss (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Tokyo Noir (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2004)

    Actor

  • Time Limit (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2003)

    Screenplay

  • The Private Detective Mike (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 1 episode · Director · Writer

  • Chloe (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2001)

    Director · Writer

  • Eureka(2000)

    as Busjack Man

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Yanchakure (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    Show 150 episodes · as 木暮勇

  • You Alone Can't See (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Tsutomu

  • Open House (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1998)

    as Interviewer

  • Body and Soul (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    as Reiko's lover

  • Tokyo Fair Weather (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1997)

    Actor

  • The Secret Garden(1997)

    as Edogawa

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Atlanta Boogie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    as Dentsu Man

  • Ryoko!! (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Director

  • Wana(1996)

    Actor

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • BeRLiN (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Director · Writer

  • The Files of the Young Kindaichi (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Yosuke Itsuki

  • The Files of Young Kindaichi: School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1995)

    as Itsuki Yosuke

  • Natural Woman (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • Elephant Song (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Director · Screenplay

  • The Most Terrible Time in My Life (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1994)

    Actor

  • All Under the Moon (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1993)

    as Salaryman

  • Pineapple Tours (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1992)

    as Hideyoshi

  • Zazie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1989)

    Director · Writer

  • Guinea Pig 5: Mermaid in the Manhole(1988)

    as Male Neighbor

    Motif score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Robinson's Garden (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1987)

    as Man in restaurant

  • Jazz Daimyo (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1986)

    as Kazuma Akasaka

  • Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters(1985)

    as Mishima, Age 18-19

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Mienai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1985)

    Director · Screenplay · Actor

  • The Funeral(1984)

    as Man Who Climbs Tree

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Shoujo ga Otona ni Naru Toki -Sono Hosoki Michi- (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1984)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Ao ga Chiru (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 13 episodes · Actor

  • At This Late Date, the Charleston (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1981)

    Assistant Director · Writer · as Jiro Okonogi

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 117 titles from 1981 to 2026; peak year 2023.

Biggest box office

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

$570K worldwide

Highest rated

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

Motif 98th

Most popular right now

The Beginning of the Sea (2024)

Film career

19812026

Peak 2023 · at the high point of their film career. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting106 of 117: 103 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Motif score72ndDirecting9 of 117: 1 only directing, 8 with another roleWriting13 of 117: 4 only writing, 9 with another roleProducing1 of 117: 0 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 117: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

117 titles, 9 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1980s10 · 9 acting · 3 crew1990s17 · 14 acting · 3 crew2000s25 · 19 acting · 6 crew2010s36 · 35 acting · 1 crew2020s29 · 29 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 9th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles
8510

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Gō Rijū's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 16; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 76th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

68thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Motif score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

12 of their 22 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser12
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

The Living Corpse (2026)

88th percentile spread · 76% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)

Motif 98th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the acting 75/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 53. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Gō Rijū work with?

People who share at least 2 of Gō Rijū's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Naomi Kawase shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors

Mixed roles