Hideo Gosha

Hideo Gosha
Hideo Gosha
Born	February 26, 1929; Tokyo, Japan
Died	August 30, 1992 (aged 63)
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Influenced	Takashi Miike, Yoshiaki Kawajiri

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Hideo Gosha (五社英雄, Gosha Hideo^?, 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.^{[citation needed]}

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^ Janus FIlms and Criterion Present Samurai Classics at the Ritz : Fantastic Fest
^ Sutajio yū (2008). Plus Madhouse 02 - Yoshiaki Kawajiri (PLUS MADHOUSE 2 川尻善昭?). Inc./Hatsubai Kinemajunpōsha. ISBN 978-4873763040. OCLC 233684835. Japanese edition
^ "第 7 回日本アカデミー賞優秀作品" (in Japanese). Japan Academy Prize. http://www.japan-academy-prize.jp/prizes/?t=7. Retrieved 2011-01-13.

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Hideo Gosha
Born	February 26, 1929(1929-02-26) Tokyo, Japan
Died	August 30, 1992(1992-08-30) (aged 63)
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter
Influenced	Takashi Miike^[1], Yoshiaki Kawajiri^[2]