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Go

IMDb ID: tt0299937 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 7.4 (3,141 votes)

Genres: Drama · Romance

Sugihara, born in Japan but with North Korean parents, falls in love with a Japanese girl after changing from a North Korean school to a Japanese school. His boxer dad teaches him boxing - skills used a lot.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Go
Canada: Go (English)
Germany: Go
Finland: Go (DVD Title)
United Kingdom: Go
Ireland: Go (English)
India: Go (English)
South Korea: Go
New Zealand: Go (English)
United States: Go
South Africa: Go (English)
Japan: GO (Japanese)
Czech Republic: Go!
Taiwan: GO!大暴走
Brazil: Prosseguir
Russia: Иди
GO!大暴走
Release Date2001-10-20Runtime122 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews14Critic Reviews20Countries / RegionsJapanLanguagesJapanese
Korean
Keywordsprejudice
racist
japanese
japanese girl
japanese woman
Production CompaniesToei Tokyo
Star Max
TV Tokyo
IMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299937/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/02/tt0299937.jpgUpdated At2025-07-25T16:00:25

Stars

Yôsuke Kubozuka
Kô Shibasaki
Tarô Yamamoto
Hirofumi Arai
Mitsu Murata
Takahito Hosoyamada
Asami Mizukawa
Anri Ban
Rina Takagi
Ryuzo Ishida

Directors

Isao Yukisada

Writers

Kazuki Kaneshiro
Kankurō Kudō

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Yôsuke Kubozuka | Character: Sugihara
Actor: Kô Shibasaki | Character: Sakurai Tsubaki
Actor: Tarô Yamamoto | Character: Tawake
Actor: Hirofumi Arai | Character: Won-su
Actor: Mitsu Murata | Character: Katô
Actor: Takahito Hosoyamada | Character: Jeong-il
Actor: Asami Mizukawa | Character: Korean in the tube station
Actor: Anri Ban | Character: Kaori
Actor: Rina Takagi | Character: Sakurai's sister
Actor: Ryuzo Ishida | Character: Actor
Actor: Atsushi Ida | Character: Challenger
Actor: Shunya Isaka | Character: Challenger
Actor: Atsushi Matsuda | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryou Nitta | Character: Challenger with knife
Actor: Sai Hojin | Character: Actor
Actor: Takashi Nomura | Character: Actor
Actor: Takeshi Nakajima | Character: Challenger
Actor: Ryôsuke Koshiba | Character: Actor
Actor: Takayuki Tsubaki | Character: Boy A
Actor: Yuki Yoshinaga | Character: Friend of Boy A
Actor: Nobuyuki Mihara | Character: Friend of Boy A
Actor: Yoshikazu Kotani | Character: Friend of Boy A
Actor: Itsuki Kawaharada | Character: Actor
Actor: Gouki Nishimura | Character: Pupil betting ¥100
Actor: Shinji Takahashi | Character: Actor
Actor: Min Kim | Character: Naomi
Actor: Myeong Gye-nam | Character: Staff member of South Korean embassy
Actor: Maria Kitazawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Taeko Kajiyama | Character: Actress
Actor: Chiharu Moritaka | Character: Kato's Girl
Actor: Rina Iida | Character: Kato's Girl
Actor: Jun Matsumoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Guin Poon Chaw | Character: Sakurai's mother
Actor: Masato Hagiwara | Character: Policeman
Actor: Mitsuru Hirata | Character: Film star
Actor: Tomoko Ishikawa | Character: Actress
Actor: Takashi Kikuchi | Character: Actor
Actor: Toshiyuki Kitami | Character: Sakurai's Father
Actor: Naoki Matsuda | Character: Basketball Coach
Actor: Sarutoki Minagawa | Character: Policeman
Actor: Yoshiyuki Morishita | Character: Man on motorcycle
Actor: Tatsumi Nikamoto | Character: Actor
Actor: Yôichi Nukumizu | Character: Rakugo Performer
Actor: Yôichi Okamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Sansei Shiomi | Character: Mr. Kim
Actor: Haruka Sugata | Character: Hisako
Actor: Bob Suzuki | Character: Henchman of Kato's father
Actor: Tetsushi Tanaka | Character: Policeman
Actor: Yôji Tanaka | Character: Henchman of Kato's father
Actor: Masahiro Toda | Character: Metro Staff
Actor: Kanji Tsuda | Character: Henchman of Kato's father
Actor: Kôichi Ueda | Character: Kato's father
Actor: Tsutomu Yamazaki | Character: Hideyoshi (father of Sugihara)
Actor: Shinobu Ôtake | Character: Michiko (mother of Sugihara)
Actor: Ren Ōsugi | Character: Taxi driver
Actor: Ayaka Maeda | Character: Girl with Dog

[Directors Group]
Name: Isao Yukisada | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Kazuki Kaneshiro | Role: Writer
Name: Kankurō Kudō | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Shigeyuki Endô | Role: Producer
Name: Mitsuru Kurosawa | Role: Producer
Name: Hijiri Taguchi | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Yôko Kumagai | Role: Composer
Name: Hidehiko Urayama | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Katsumi Yanagijima | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Takeshi Imai | Role: Editor

[Production Design Group]
Name: Hiroshi Wada | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Hiroshi Wada | Role: Art Director

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Junya Ikegami | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Sound Department]
Name: Kanehiro Sibayama | Role: Sound Department

[Stunts]
Name: Tatsumi Nikamoto | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Hitoshi Takaya | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Masunobu Boo Motokawa | Role: Casting Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Mizuho Kudô | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: Everett Everett | Role: Transportation Department

Trailers

IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0299937/videogallery/

Release Schedule

Japan: October 20, 2001
South Korea: November 24, 2001
United States: January 16, 2002 (Palm Springs International Film Festival)
Germany: February 2002 (Berlin International Film Festival)
Hong Kong: March 14, 2002
Czech Republic: July 9, 2002 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
Norway: November 22, 2002 (Oslo International Film Festival)
Germany: January 9, 2003
Spain: May 28, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Finland: September 14, 2005 (DVD premiere)
Australia: October 8, 2005 (Perth, Japanese Film Festival)
Australia: October 18, 2005 (Canberra, Japanese Film Festival)
Australia: November 3, 2005 (Melbourne, Japanese Film Festival)
Australia: November 30, 2005 (Sydney, Japanese Film Festival)
Iceland: June 19, 2007 (Japanese Film Week)
Germany: January 18, 2009 (Japanische Filmwoche Düsseldorf)
Taiwan: July 7, 2013 (Kaohsiung Film Archive)
Taiwan: April 8, 2017 (Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival)

Awards

Winner | 2002 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best Supporting Actor | Tsutomu Yamazaki, Go
Winner | 2002 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best New Actress | Kô Shibasaki, Go
Winner | 2002 | Blue Ribbon Awards | Blue Ribbon Award | Best Director | Isao Yukisada, Go
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Film | Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Director | Isao Yukisada, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Actor | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actor | Tsutomu Yamazaki, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actress | Kô Shibasaki, Go
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Supporting Actress | Shinobu Ôtake, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Screenplay | Kankurō Kudō, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Cinematography | Katsumi Yanagijima, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Lighting | Hitoshi Takaya, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Editing | Takeshi Imai, Go
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Music Score | Yôko Kumagai, Hidehiko Urayama, Go
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Art Direction | Hiroshi Wada, Go
Nominee | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Award of the Japanese Academy | Best Sound | Kanehiro Sibayama, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Kô Shibasaki, Go
Winner | 2002 | Awards of the Japanese Academy | Newcomer of the Year | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go
Winner | 2002 | Marrakech International Film Festival | Golden Star | Isao Yukisada, Go
Winner | 2002 | Marrakech International Film Festival | Best Actor | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go
Winner | 2002 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | FIPRESCI Prize | Isao Yukisada, Go
Winner | 2001 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best Film | Isao Yukisada, Go
Winner | 2001 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best Actor | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go
Winner | 2001 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | Tsutomu Yamazaki, Go
Winner | 2001 | Hochi Film Awards | Hochi Film Award | Best Supporting Actress | Kô Shibasaki, Go
Winner | 2002 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Film | Isao Yukisada, Go
Winner | 2002 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Actor | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go, Drowning Fish
Winner | 2002 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Supporting Actor | Tsutomu Yamazaki, Go, Jo gakusei no tomo, The Guys from Paradise
Winner | 2002 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Supporting Actress | Kô Shibasaki, Go, Scarecrow
Winner | 2002 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best New Actor | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go
Winner | 2002 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Director | Isao Yukisada, Go
Winner | 2002 | Kinema Junpo Awards | Kinema Junpo Award | Best Screenplay | Kankurō Kudō, Go
Winner | 2002 | Mainichi Film Concours | Mainichi Film Concours | Best Screenplay | Kankurō Kudō, Go
Winner | 2002 | Mainichi Film Concours | Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go
Winner | 2002 | Mainichi Film Concours | Sponichi Grand Prize New Talent Award | Kô Shibasaki, Go
Winner | 2001 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Supporting Actor | Tsutomu Yamazaki, Go
Winner | 2001 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best New Talent | Kô Shibasaki, Go
Winner | 2001 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Nikkan Sports Film Award | Best Director | Isao Yukisada, Go
Winner | 2001 | Nikkan Sports Film Awards | Ishihara Yujiro New Actor Award | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go
Winner | 2002 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Film | Go
Winner | 2002 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Actor | Yôsuke Kubozuka, Go, Drowning Fish
Winner | 2002 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Supporting Actor | Tsutomu Yamazaki, Go, The Guys from Paradise, Go Heat Man!, Jo gakusei no tomo
Winner | 2002 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Supporting Actress | Kô Shibasaki, Go, Battle Royale
Winner | 2002 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best New Talent | Takahito Hosoyamada, Go, All About Lily Chou-Chou
Winner | 2002 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Director | Isao Yukisada, Go
Winner | 2002 | Yokohama Film Festival | Festival Prize | Best Screenplay | Kankurō Kudō, Go
Nominee | 2002 | Asian Film Critics Association Awards | NETPAC Award | Best Supporting Actress | Kô Shibasaki, Go

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