Eiji Gō

Eiji Gō
Native name 郷鍈治
Born 29 May 1937
Osaka, Japan
Died 11 September 1992 (aged 55)
Tokyo, Japan
Occupation Actor
Years active 1960-1982

Eiji Gō (郷 鍈治 Gō Eiji, 29 May 1937 – 11 September 1992) was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than sixty films from 1960 to 1982.

Career

Following his older brother, Jo Shishido, Gō joined the Nikkatsu studio in 1960 and made his film debut in The Warped Ones.[1] He often played villains on both film and television.[1] In 1978, he married the singer Naomi Chiaki and later retired from acting to run a talent agency.[1]

Selected filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1975 Graveyard of Honor
The Bullet Train
1974 The Yakuza
1966 Tokyo Drifter
1963 Youth of the Beast
1960 The Warped Ones

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gó Eiji". Geinō jinbutsu jiten: Meiji–Heisei (in Japanese). Nichigai Associates. Retrieved 8 February 2015.

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