Go Shibata (柴田 剛, Shibata Gō, born 8 May 1975) is an independent Japanese film director.
Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, he studied filmmaking at the Osaka University of Arts. [1] His graduation film, NN-891102 (1999) screened at foreign film festivals and was released in theaters in Japan. [1] His Late Bloomer won the Cause and F(X) Dream Digital Award at the Hawaii International Film Festival in 2005. [2]