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Hideo Gosha (五社 英雄, Gosha Hideo, February 26, 1929 – August 30, 1992) was a Japanese film director. Born in Nishigahara, Tokyo Prefecture, Gosha graduated from high school and served in the Imperial Navy during the Second World War. After earning a business degree at Meiji University, he joined Nippon television as a ...
Director: The Steel Edge of Revenge. Hideo Gosha was born on 26 February 1929 in Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan (undisclosed). He was a director and writer, known for The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969), Yôkirô (1983) and Onimasa (1982). He died on 30 August 1992.
Hideo Gosha was born in 1929 in the Asakusa district of Tokyo, and therefore stemmed from the lower strata of Japanese society, from the “downtown” of the shitamachi (like, later, Takeshi Kitano). Gosha’s world was that of card players, yakuza, prostitutes, geisha, performers and street peddlers.
Aug 30, 1992 · 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.
Erik, the Asian Movie Enthusiast presents:My top 10 Hideo Gosha films, with a brief discussion on the director himself. See below for a summary of the films...
1. The Wolves (1971) 131 min | Crime, Drama. 7.2. Rate. After going to prison for killing the boss of the Kanno gang, a gangster gets released early - only to find that his ex-gang has merged with the Kannos. But with bitter resentments lingering on both sides, bloodshed is bound to begin anew.
Sep 16, 1992 · Hideo Gosha, a film director known for his samurai movies, died on Aug. 30 at a hospital in Kyoto, Japan. He was 63 years old.
