Hideo Gosha

Biography

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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.

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Known For

Nemuri Kyoshiro 1972
Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather 1982 ★ 6.2
Oar 1985 ★ 5.6
Goyokin 1969 ★ 7.5
Heat Wave 1991 ★ 5.9
Tracked 1985 ★ 5.7
Hunter in the Dark 1979 ★ 6.3
Three Outlaw Samurai 1964 ★ 7.4
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron 1978 ★ 6.1
The Geisha 1983 ★ 5.6
Tokyo Bordello 1987 ★ 5.6
Fireflies in the North 1984 ★ 5.6
Gate of Flesh 1988 ★ 6.2
Yakuza Ladies 1986 ★ 5.5
Tenchu! 1969 ★ 7.0
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn 1966 ★ 6.7
Samurai Wolf 1966 ★ 7.0
Violent Streets 1974 ★ 6.8
The Oil-Hell Murder 1992 ★ 5.9
Four Days of Snow and Blood 1989 ★ 7.3
Death Shadows 1986 ★ 6.3
The Wolves 1971 ★ 7.4
Samurai Wolf II 1967 ★ 7.1
Sword of the Beast 1965 ★ 7.5