Hideo Gosha
An image from Tenchu!, one of the productions that also features Hideo Gosha.
Hideo Gosha

Hideo Gosha

February 26, 1929 — Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan

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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.

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.

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Three Outlaw Samurai

Three Outlaw Samurai

1964

Sword of the Beast

Sword of the Beast

1965

Goyokin

Goyokin

1969

Tenchu!

Tenchu!

1969

Samurai Wolf

Samurai Wolf

1966

Carmen 1945

Carmen 1945

1988

The Wolves

The Wolves

1971

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

1982