Hideo Gosha

Hideo Gosha

Director · Writer

Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
February 26, 1929

Biography

​From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Hideo Gosha (February 26, 1929—August 30, 1992) was a Japanese film director. Among his most famous films are Goyokin and Hitokiri, released in 1969, and The Wolves, released in 1971. His most famous film in the West is Sword of the Beast, released by Criterion. Gosha's films are some of the darkest films from the samurai genre. He won the 1984 Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year for The Geisha. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hideo Gosha, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Representative Works

Goyokin
Goyokin
7.5
/ Japanese
Tenchu!
Tenchu!
7.0
/ Japanese
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
7.5
/ Japanese
Tokyo Bordello
Tokyo Bordello
5.6
/ Japanese
Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh
6.2
/ Japanese
Yakuza Ladies
Yakuza Ladies
5.5
/ Japanese
Oar
Oar
5.6
/ Japanese
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
6.3
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Fireflies in the North
1984Nominee

Best Director

Fireflies in the North

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982Nominee

Best Director

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Goyokin
1969Winner

Best Writing

Goyokin

Career Highlights

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978Highlight

Best Director

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Tenchu!
1969Highlight

Best Director

Tenchu!