Gô Shibata

Late Bloomer (2004)

Late Bloomer is the story of Sumida-san, a severely handicapped man, and his downward spiral into hell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST:  Ariko Arita  •  Toshihisa Fukunaga  •  Naozô Hotta  •  Sumiko Shirai

Late Bloomer is the story of Sumida-san, a severely handicapped man, and his downward spiral into hell.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST:  Ariko Arita  •  Toshihisa Fukunaga  •  Naozô Hotta  •  Sumiko Shirai

Doman Seman (2010)

With everybody’s life being dominated by capitalistic tyranny, Kyoto seems to be driven into oblivion by a mysterious media mogul. Only full-blood-slacker Shinsuke seems to miss everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST:  Motako Ishii  •  Takeshi Yamamoto  •  Chavetaro Ishizaki  •  Naozou Horita

With everybody’s life being dominated by capitalistic tyranny, Kyoto seems to be driven into oblivion by a mysterious media mogul. Only full-blood-slacker Shinsuke seems to miss everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST:  Motako Ishii  •  Takeshi Yamamoto  •  Chavetaro Ishizaki  •  Naozou Horita

Gui aiueo:S - A stone from another mountain to polish your own (2017)

Using their sound and film equipment like musical instruments, the members of the band GUI AIUEO:S create an audiovisual work of art. On their journey, they search for UFOs, meet odd hermits, and are introduced to the sustainable toilet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
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Using their sound and film equipment like musical instruments, the members of the band GUI AIUEO:S create an audiovisual work of art. On their journey, they search for UFOs, meet odd hermits, and are introduced to the sustainable toilet.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
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NN891102 (1999)

After Nagasaki is destroyed in a nuclear blast, Reiichi, believes the sound was caught by his father's tape recorder. However, he finds the tape to be empty. His trauma leads him into trying to reproduce the sound by any means necessary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST:  Takaya Hasegawa  •  Yu Kakuta  •  Kenji Mori  •  Yusuke Nishida

After Nagasaki is destroyed in a nuclear blast, Reiichi, believes the sound was caught by his father's tape recorder. However, he finds the tape to be empty. His trauma leads him into trying to reproduce the sound by any means necessary.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST:  Takaya Hasegawa  •  Yu Kakuta  •  Kenji Mori  •  Yusuke Nishida

Angel's Body Temperature (2001)

Aketo is 20 year old college student living in Tokyo. He has an older lover named Hiroshi who lives in Kyoto. One day, Aketo meets a young woman Harumi who is wandering around in Tokyo. Harumi rolls into Akato's house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiro Suzuki
CAST:  Kuroiwa Akira  •  Akira Suehiro  •  Yûko Hosoe  •  Kazuhiko Sugiyama

Aketo is 20 year old college student living in Tokyo. He has an older lover named Hiroshi who lives in Kyoto. One day, Aketo meets a young woman Harumi who is wandering around in Tokyo. Harumi rolls into Akato's house.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Akihiro Suzuki
CAST:  Kuroiwa Akira  •  Akira Suehiro  •  Yûko Hosoe  •  Kazuhiko Sugiyama

Punch the Blue Sky (2008)

Katsuo is a young boy dreaming to be a professional musician. However, when he's about to make his debut, he suddenly decides to go back to his hometown to see his old band. Finding other band members, they start practicing for a summer festival, but Katsuo's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST:  Masato Ishida  •  Yoshiyuki Itakura  •  Rina Koike

Katsuo is a young boy dreaming to be a professional musician. However, when he's about to make his debut, he suddenly decides to go back to his hometown to see his old band. Finding other band members, they start practicing for a summer festival, but Katsuo's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST:  Masato Ishida  •  Yoshiyuki Itakura  •  Rina Koike

Nitro Cellulose (2012)

Audiovisual collaboration between DFH-M3 and Go Shibata, featuring music performances by Mayuki Hino, Ranko Onishi and Junko Hiroshige  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
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Audiovisual collaboration between DFH-M3 and Go Shibata, featuring music performances by Mayuki Hino, Ranko Onishi and Junko Hiroshige  (more)

DIRECTION:  Gô Shibata
CAST: