Hideo Gosha
Encyclopedia
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
.
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
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:...
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Among his most famous films are Goyokin
Goyokin
is a 1969 jidaigeki film co-written and directed by Hideo Gosha. Set during the late Tokugawa era, the story follows a reclusive ronin who is trying to atone for past transgressions. In 1975 it was remade as a Western film, entitled The Master Gunfighter.-Plot:...
and Hitokiri
Hitokiri (film)
is a 1969 Japanese samurai film directed by Hideo Gosha set during the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. It is notable for starring the famous author Yukio Mishima.-Plot:...
, released in 1969, and The Wolves, released in 1971. His most famous film in the West is Sword of the Beast
Sword of the Beast
is a 1965 jidaigeki film co-written and directed by Hideo Gosha. Set in 1857 at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the story follows a fugitive samurai who's killed a counselor in his clan, to a mountain where he meets another samurai who is poaching gold.-Plot:...
, released by Criterion
The Criterion Collection
The Criterion Collection is a video-distribution company selling "important classic and contemporary films" to film aficionados. The Criterion series is noted for helping to standardize the letterbox format for home video, bonus features, and special editions...
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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
Japan Academy Prize for Director of the Year
The of the Japan Academy Prize is one of the annual Awards given by the Nippon Academy-sho association .-List of winners:-External links:* - **...
for The Geisha
The Geisha (1983 film)
is a 1983 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha.-Awards and nominations:8th Hochi Film Award* Won: Best Supporting Actress - Mitsuko Baisho...
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Filmography
- 1964 Three Outlaw SamuraiThree Outlaw SamuraiThree Outlaw Samurai is a 1964 Japanese chambara film by director Hideo Gosha.The film is an origin-story offshoot of the original Japanese television series of the same name...
- 1965 Sword of the BeastSword of the Beastis a 1965 jidaigeki film co-written and directed by Hideo Gosha. Set in 1857 at the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate, the story follows a fugitive samurai who's killed a counselor in his clan, to a mountain where he meets another samurai who is poaching gold.-Plot:...
- 1966 Cash Calls Hell
- 1966 The Secret of the Urn
- 1966 Samurai Wolf
- 1967 Samurai Wolf II
- 1969 Goyokin
- 1969 Hitokiri
- 1971 The Wolves
- 1974 Violent Streets
- 1978 Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron
- 1979 Hunter in the Darkness
- 1982 Onimasa
- 1983 The Geisha
- 1984 Fireflies in the North
- 1985 Oar/Kai
- 1985 Tracked/Usugesho
- 1986 Death Shadow
- 1986 The Yakusa Wives
- 1987 Tokyo Bordello
- 1988 Carmen 1945
- 1989 226/Four Days of Snow and Blood
- 1991 Kagero
- 1992 The Oil-Hell Murder
External links
- A Director's Cuts: The Samurai Savvy Of Hideo Gosha at washingtonpost.com
- An introduction to Gosha's Movies