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

Tokyo Bordello
Tokyo Bordello
5.6
/ Japanese
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
6.1
/ Japanese
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
6.2
/ Japanese
Fireflies in the North
Fireflies in the North
5.6
/ Japanese
Goyokin
Goyokin
7.5
/ Japanese
Three Outlaw Samurai
Three Outlaw Samurai
7.5
/ Japanese
Gate of Flesh
Gate of Flesh
6.2
/ Japanese
Tenchu!
Tenchu!
7.0
/ Japanese
Samurai Wolf II
Samurai Wolf II
7.1
/ Japanese
Yakuza Ladies
Yakuza Ladies
5.5
/ Japanese
Four Days of Snow and Blood
Four Days of Snow and Blood
7.3
/ Japanese
Hunter in the Dark
Hunter in the Dark
6.3
/ Japanese

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Tokyo Bordello
1987Nominee

Best Director

Tokyo Bordello

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
1978Nominee

Best Director

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather
1982Nominee

Best Director

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Career Highlights

Fireflies in the North
1984Highlight

Best Director

Fireflies in the North

Goyokin
1969Highlight

Best Writing

Goyokin

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