Go Jibiki
Go Jibiki (Japanese: 地曵豪 Hepburn: Jibiki Gō) born May 7, 1976, in Tokyo is a Japanese actor.
He was born in Tokyo,Japan.
Because of his father's business,he spend his early life in Singapore(1983-86) and the United States,New York(1986-89).
This is the reason why he speaks English fluently.
After coming back to Japan,he started to learn acting. He joined the theatrical company "Wakakusa" at the age of 14. (He left the company at the age of 16)
His first screen role was "April Story(Shigatsu monogatari)"directed by Japanese movie director Shunji Iwai in 1998. After graduation from the Gakushuin university,he again decided to learn acting. He entered acting school "En",and graduated the school in 2001.
In 2007 he met Japanese movie director, Koji Wakamatsu. He done 5movies with Koji Wakamatsu, including "United Red Army". In this movie,he played Tsuneo Mori,the leader of United Red Army. And the movie won C.I.C.A.E Prizes (the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas) and NETPAC Prize (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) in the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.
His special abilities are Iaijutsu and Systema. Iaijutsu is a Japanese ancient martial art,also known as combative quick-draw sword technique. He had been training Iaijutsu from master Tetsuzan Kuroda for about 11years. Systema is Russian martial arts,and he had been training that for about 6years.
And now he is the member of the "SARUGAKU COMPANY", which is known as movie and stage production company in Japan.
Filmography
- April Story, directed by Shunji Iwai (1998)
- The Choice of Hercules, directed by Masato Harada (2002)
- United Red Army, directed by Kōji Wakamatsu (2008)
- 11:25 The Day He Chose His Own Fate (2012)