Go Jibiki began his film career as an actor. Since starting his career in 1998, he has worked with Japanese film directors, including Sang-il Lee, Izumi Takahashi, Hiromasa Hirosue, Shunji Iwai, Eisuke Naito and Koji Wakamatsu. He worked with Wakamatsu on five films, including "United Red Army" and "Petrel Hotel Blue", in which he played the lead role. He made his directorial debut with "Loudness."