Go Shibata
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is an independent Japanese film director.
, he studied filmmaking at the Osaka University of Arts
. His graduation film, NN-891102 (1999) screened at foreign film festivals and was released in theaters in Japan. His Late Bloomer
won the Cause and F(X) Dream Digital Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival
in 2005.
Career
Born in Kanagawa PrefectureKanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture located in the southern Kantō region of Japan. The capital is Yokohama. Kanagawa is part of the Greater Tokyo Area.-History:The prefecture has some archaeological sites going back to the Jōmon period...
, he studied filmmaking at the Osaka University of Arts
Osaka University of Arts
is a private arts university located in Kanan, Minamikawachi District, Osaka Prefecture, Japan. The university was founded in 1945 as , changing its name to in 1957, and then to in 1964...
. His graduation film, NN-891102 (1999) screened at foreign film festivals and was released in theaters in Japan. His Late Bloomer
Late Bloomer
Late Bloomer is a 2004 Japanese film by Go Shibata, about a handicapped serial killer named Sumida.Sumida is disabled with cerebral palsy, but all he wants is to hang out with his friends and enjoy beer, rock and roll, and women. When his best friend steals his secret love, he embarks upon a...
won the Cause and F(X) Dream Digital Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival
Hawaii International Film Festival
The Hawaii International Film Festival is a film festival held in the U.S. state of Hawaii. It was started in 1981 by Jeannette Paulson Hereniko and has been held annually in the fall for two weeks...
in 2005.
Filmography
- All You Can Eat
- NN-891102 (1999)
- Late BloomerLate BloomerLate Bloomer is a 2004 Japanese film by Go Shibata, about a handicapped serial killer named Sumida.Sumida is disabled with cerebral palsy, but all he wants is to hang out with his friends and enjoy beer, rock and roll, and women. When his best friend steals his secret love, he embarks upon a...
aka Osoi Hito (2004) - Doman Seman (2009)