Sugihara, played charismatically by Yosuke Kubozuka, is just another teen in contemporary Japan. But his Korean ethnicity guarantees him even less of a future, and more street brawls and stare–downs. FIPRESCI winner at the Palm Springs Film Festival (contending against such stalwarts as Amélie and No Man's Land) and this year's Japanese Oscar contender, Go reworks the coming–of–age tale. The question of Korean national identity in Japan is a troubling one, and it is central to this cheeky, pell–mell scream against racism and conformity.