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Go Jibiki

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Go Jibiki (Japanese: 地曵豪, Hepburn: Jibiki Gō) is a Japanese actor.

He was born on May 7, 1976, in Tokyo, Japan. Because of his father's business, he spent his early life in Singapore (1983–86) and New York (1986–89), and thus learned to speak English fluently. After returning to Japan, he started to learn acting. He joined the theatrical company "Wakakusa" at the age of 14, and left the company at the age of 16.

His first screen role was "April Story (Shigatsu monogatari)" directed by movie director Shunji Iwai in 1998. After graduation from Gakushuin University, he again decided to learn acting. He entered the acting school "En",and graduated in 2001.

In 2007 he met Japanese movie director, Koji Wakamatsu. He did five movies with Wakamatsu, including "United Red Army". In this movie, he played Tsuneo Mori, the leader of the United Red Army. The movie won the C.I.C.A.E Prize (the International Confederation of Art House Cinemas) and NETPAC Prize (Network for the Promotion of Asian Cinema) in the 58th Berlin International Film Festival.

He practices Iaijutsu. Iaijutsu is an ancient Japanese martial art, and a quick-draw sword technique. He has been training in Iaijutsu from master Tetsuzan Kuroda for about 16 years.

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References

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  1. ^ "その消失、". eiga.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
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