Portrait of Go Riju

Acting

Go Riju

Career

Active from 1981 to 2026, busiest in 2005 with 4 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score66/100
Highest rated
Poster for Vital
Vital
GoodWatch score77/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 20 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.1 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.3 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Go Riju Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Family Dynamics
    3.6, average 4.8
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Showbiz
    0.3, average 1.2
  • Historical
    1.7, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 6
  • Character-Driven 4
  • Psychological Drama 4
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Body Horror 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Japanese TV Series 2
  • Witty Dialogue 2
  • Absurdist Comedy 2
  • Eccentric Characters 2
  • Social Critique 2
  • Moral Dilemmas 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

91
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

24 titles ยท average score 79
Rhapsody, Rhapsody
Rhapsody, Rhapsody (2026)

Director, Writer

Living Corpse
Living Corpse (2026)

as (voice)

News Anchor
News Anchor (2025)

TV show

Where Does the Sea Begin
Where Does the Sea Begin (2024)
GoodWatch score 80

TV show ยท as Nagumo Shohei

Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire
Re: Revenge - At the End of Desire (2024)

TV show ยท as Takamura Minoru

3000 Yen: How to Enrich Life
3000 Yen: How to Enrich Life (2023)

TV show ยท as Mikuriya Kazuhiko

Hiru
Hiru (2022)

TV show ยท as Murao

Gannibal
Gannibal (2022)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show ยท as Morobe Police Department Head

Shin Ultraman
Shin Ultraman (2022)
GoodWatch score 80

as Special Advisor to the Prime Minister

The Sound of Grass
The Sound of Grass (2021)

as Kazuo's Father

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TV show ยท as Ryoji Shiomi

True Mothers
True Mothers (2020)
GoodWatch score 76

as Takeshi Hamano

2010s

30 titles ยท average score 66
Sign
Sign (2019)

TV show ยท as Masuo Shimoyama

Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank
Nozaki Shuhei - Auditor of Bank (2018)

TV show ยท as Ichiro Hayashi

CRISIS: Special Security Squad
CRISIS: Special Security Squad (2017)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show

Heaven
Heaven (2017)

TV show ยท as Nozaki Eiji

Cold Case: Door of Truth
Cold Case: Door of Truth (2016)

TV show ยท as Inoue / Inuchi Toshio

The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO
The Phantom Thief YAMANEKO (2016)

TV show

Wonderful World End
Wonderful World End (2015)

as Takumi Tsukiyama

Good-bye Debussy
Good-bye Debussy (2013)

Director, Screenplay

Kurokouchi
Kurokouchi (2013)

TV show ยท as Kakizaki Kiyohiko

ATARU
ATARU (2012)

TV show ยท as Tatsuo Ebina

Control Tower
Control Tower (2011)
GoodWatch score 67

as Tsutomu

Trouble Man
Trouble Man (2010)

TV show ยท as Tagawa

2000s

15 titles ยท average score 68
Garden of the Wind
Garden of the Wind (2008)

TV show ยท as Uchiyama

Kitaro
Kitaro (2007)
GoodWatch score 54

as Mr. Haruhiko Miura

Galileo
Galileo (2007)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

Miracle Zoo ~ The Asahiyama Zoo Story ~
Miracle Zoo ~ The Asahiyama Zoo Story ~ (2006)

TV show ยท as ็Ÿข้ƒจ่ฃ•ๅธ

Honey and Clover
Honey and Clover (2006)
GoodWatch score 62

as Master of Teahouse

Detective Office 5
Detective Office 5 (2005)

Writer

Wolf Girl
Wolf Girl (2005)

as Akira's Father

Going Home
Going Home (2004)

Screenplay

Vital
Vital (2004)
GoodWatch score 77

as Dr. Nakai

Time Limit
Time Limit (2003)

Screenplay

Chloe
Chloe (2001)

Director, Writer

Eureka
Eureka (2001)
GoodWatch score 81

as Busjack Man

1990s

12 titles ยท average score 71
You Alone Can't See
You Alone Can't See (1998)

as Tsutomu

Open House
Open House (1998)

as Interviewer

Yanchakure
Yanchakure (1998)

TV show ยท as ๆœจๆšฎๅ‹‡

My Secret Cache
My Secret Cache (1997)
GoodWatch score 74

as Edogawa

Body and Soul
Body and Soul (1997)

as Reiko's lover

Atlanta Boogie
Atlanta Boogie (1996)

as Dentsu Man

BeRLiN
BeRLiN (1995)

Director, Writer

The Files of the Young Kindaichi
The Files of the Young Kindaichi (1995)

TV show ยท as Yosuke Itsuki

The Files of Young Kindaichi: School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case
The Files of Young Kindaichi: School's Seven Mysteries Murder Case (1995)

as Itsuki Yosuke

Elephant Song
Elephant Song (1994)

Screenplay, Director

All Under the Moon
All Under the Moon (1993)
GoodWatch score 67

as Salaryman

Pineapple Tours
Pineapple Tours (1992)

as Hideyoshi

1980s

10 titles ยท average score 73
Zazie
Zazie (1989)

Director, Writer

Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole
Guinea Pig: Mermaid in the Manhole (1988)
GoodWatch score 58

as Male Neighbor

Robinson's Garden
Robinson's Garden (1987)
GoodWatch score 64

as Man in restaurant

Jazz Daimyo
Jazz Daimyo (1986)

as Kazuma Akasaka

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985)
GoodWatch score 82

as Mishima, Age 18-19

Mienai
Mienai (1985)

Director, Screenplay

The Funeral
The Funeral (1984)
GoodWatch score 88

as Man Who Climbs Tree

Shoujo ga Otona ni Naru Toki -Sono Hosoki Michi-
Shoujo ga Otona ni Naru Toki -Sono Hosoki Michi- (1984)

TV show

Ao ga Chiru
Ao ga Chiru (1983)

TV show

At This Late Date, the Charleston
At This Late Date, the Charleston (1981)

as Jiro Okonogi