Go is a 2001

2001 in film

The year 2001 in film involved some significant events, including the first of the Harry Potter series and also the first of The Lord of the Rings trilogy...

 Japanese movie

Cinema of Japan

The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...

 by Isao Yukisada

Isao Yukisada

from Kumamoto, Japan is a Japanese film director. He served as assistant director on Shunji Iwai's Love Letter, April Story, and Swallowtail Butterfly.-Director:* OPEN HOUSE * A Closing Day...

, based on the novel of the same title

Go (Kaneshiro novel)

GO is a novel written by Kazuki Kaneshiro and published in 2000 by Kodansha. GO received a Naoki Prize, an award of high praise in Japan. A film adaptation was released in 2001 that won numerous awards in Japan....

 by Kazuki Kaneshiro

Kazuki Kaneshiro

is a Zainichi Korean novelist who was born in Kawaguchi, Saitama.Later in his life he acquired Japanese citizenship. Due to early influence from his Marxist-Leninist father, he studied at the Chongryon-affiliated elementary school and middle school. Afterwards his father switched his affiliation...

. The film stars Kubozuka Yōsuke (Sugihara/Lee) and Kou Shibasaki

Kou Shibasaki

, born Yukie Yamamura, on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese singer and actress.-Music career:Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single Trust My Feelings, but she became recognized for her second single Tsuki no shizuku which was used for the...

 (Tsubaki Sakurai). It tells the story of a Korean boy born and raised in Japan (Kubozuka) and his love story with a Japanese girl (Shibasaki). The central theme of the movie is the integration problems of a Zainichi Koreans in Japanese society.

Selected Cast

Actor	Character	Japanese / Korean Name	Notes
Yōsuke Kubozuka	Sugihara/Lee
Kō Shibasaki Kou Shibasaki , born Yukie Yamamura, on August 5, 1981 in Toshima, Tokyo, Japan is a Japanese singer and actress.-Music career:Shibasaki made her debut in the music industry in 2002 with her first single Trust My Feelings, but she became recognized for her second single Tsuki no shizuku which was used for the...	Tsubaki Sakurai
Hirofumi Arai Hirofumi Arai Hirofumi Arai is a third-generation Zainichi South Korean actor.-Career:Arai made his screen debut in Isao Yuiksada's GO in 2001...	Won-Su
Taro Yamamoto Taro Yamamoto is a Japanese actor.Currently, he actively involved with the anti-nuclear movement.- Selected filmography :* 1998 Love Letter* 1999 Big show! Hawaii ni utaeba* 2000 Battle Royale * 2001 Hashire! Ichiro...	Tawake
Takato Hosoyamada	Jong-Il
Tsutomu Yamazaki	Hideyoshi		Sugihara/Lee's father
Shinobu Ōtake	Michiko		Sugihara/Lee's mother
Ren Osugi Ren Osugi , born , is a Japanese actor. For his work in Cure, Hana-bi and other films, Osugi was given the Best Supporting Actor award at the 1999 Yokohama Film Festival...	Taxi Driver
Masato Hagiwara Masato Hagiwara is a Japanese actor. He is employed by Alpha Agency.-Live-Action Roles:*Change!*Onmyoji as Imperial Prince Sawara Shinno-Anime roles:*Akagi as Shigeru Akagi*Blade as Kykyo Mikage...	Policeman
Asami Mizukawa Asami Mizukawa is a Japanese actress. She grew up in Ibaraki, Osaka.She made her debut in 1997 at age of thirteen in an advertisement for Asahi Kasei's "Hebel Haus". In 2000, she won the Grand Prix at the “3rd Miss Tokyo Walker” competition and gained the supporting role in the 2002 J-horror film Dark Water...	Korean girl at train station
Mitsu Murata Mitsu Murata is a Japanese actor, fashion model and DJ/music producer, best known for his roles as Douji in the 2005 tokusatsu series Kamen Rider Hibiki and Bishop in the 2008 series Kamen Rider Kiva...	Kato
Sansei Shiomi	Kim Seonsaeng-nim (North Korean teacher)
Kim Min	Naomi

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