Heinosuke Gosho
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was a Japan
ese film director
who directed Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine
, in 1931
. He once served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese film director
Film director
A film director is a person who directs the actors and film crew in filmmaking. They control a film's artistic and dramatic nathan roach, while guiding the technical crew and actors.-Responsibilities:...
who directed Japan's first talkie, The Neighbor's Wife and Mine
The Neighbor's Wife and Mine
was the first Japanese narrative film to fully employ sound. A 1931 release, it was directed by Heinosuke Gosho.Sound came later to Japanese cinema than in many other countries because of the enduring popularity of the benshi, also known as katsuben, cinema lecturers/narrators who would accompany...
, in 1931
1931 in film
-Top grossing films:-Academy Awards:*Best Picture: Cimarron - MGM*Best Actor: Lionel Barrymore - A Free Soul*Best Actor: Wallace Beery - The Champ*Best Actor: Fredric March - Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde...
. He once served as president of the Directors Guild of Japan
Directors Guild of Japan
The is a trade union created to represent the interests of film directors in the film industry in Japan. It was founded in 1936, with Minoru Murata serving as the first president, and has continued to this day apart from a period between 1943 and 1949 when it was disbanded at first on orders from...
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Selected filmography
- Aiyoku no kiAiyoku no kiis a 1930 Japanese silent film directed by Heinosuke Gosho and written by Akira Fushimi. The film starred Kinuyo Tanaka and Ichirô Yuki.-Cast:*Kinuyo Tanaka*Ichirô Yuki*Kikuko Hanaoka*Jun Arai*Kimiko Hikari*Hikaru Yamanouchi...
(愛慾の記) (1930) - The Neighbor's Wife and MineThe Neighbor's Wife and Minewas the first Japanese narrative film to fully employ sound. A 1931 release, it was directed by Heinosuke Gosho.Sound came later to Japanese cinema than in many other countries because of the enduring popularity of the benshi, also known as katsuben, cinema lecturers/narrators who would accompany...
(マダムと女房, Madamu to nyōbō) (1931) - Ima Hitotabi noIma Hitotabi nois a 1947 Japanese film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.-Awards:2nd Mainichi Film Award*Won: Best Film-References:...
(1947) - Entotsu no mieru bashoEntotsu no mieru bashoEntotsu no mieru basho is a 1953 Japanese drama film directed by Heinosuke Gosho. It was entered into the 3rd Berlin International Film Festival.-Cast:* Ken Uehara - Ryukichi Ogata* Kinuyo Tanaka - Hiroko Ogata* Hiroshi Akutagawa - Kenzo Kubo...
(煙突の見える場所) (1953) - TakekurabeTakekurabe (1955 film), English titles include: Adolescence, Growing Up Twice, Growing Up, and Child's Play, is a 1955 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Heinosuke Gosho.It is a film adaptation of Higuchi Ichiyō's 1895-1896 novel Takekurabe....
(たけくらべ Takekurabe), English titles include: Adolescence aka Growing Up Twice aka Growing Up aka Child's Play (1955)