Hideo Gosha
Hideo Gosha | |
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| Born | Eiyū Gosha February 26, 1929 Nishigahara, Tokyo Prefecture, Empire of Japan |
| Died | August 30, 1992 (aged 63) |
| Alma mater | Meiji University |
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| Years active | 1959–1992 |
| Awards | Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year (1984) |
Hideo Gosha (Japanese: 五社 英雄, Hepburn: Gosha Hideo, February 26, 1929 – August 30, 1992) was a Japanese director and screenwriter. He was the first Japanese director to make the transition from television to theatrical films, and is best known for his jidaigeki and yakuza films. Beginning with Three Outlaw Samurai in 1964, Gosha directed 24 films in his career, including The Geisha (1983), which earned him the Japan Academy Film Prize for Director of the Year. His last, The Oil-Hell Murder, was released three months before his death in August 1992. His works have influenced directors such as Takashi Miike and Yoshiaki Kawajiri.