Go (2001)

Original title

GO

Directed by

Isao Yukisada

Genre

drama film, coming-of-age film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 02m

Rated

15

Rating

7.4 of 10 from 88 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Japanese-born North Korean teenager navigates identity and prejudice in Japan. He falls for a Japanese girl whose family holds biases against his background.

poignantintimatebittersweettenderreflectiveemotionally chargedunderstatedearnest

What happens

Go is a 2001 Japanese coming-of-age romantic drama film directed by Isao Yukisada, based on Kazuki Kaneshiro's novel of the same title, which tells the story of a Japanese-born North Korean teenager and a prejudiced Japanese girl whom he falls for. It was Japan's official submission for Best Foreign Language Film at the 74th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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