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 reporter in 1953.

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.

Hitokiri (人斬り) is a 1969 Japanese samurai film directed by Hideo Gosha [1] [2] set during the end of the Tokugawa shogunate and based on the lives of the historical Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu.

Taking a new identity as Tange Sazen, he searches for a stolen urn which has hidden significance to his clan. But Tange Sazen has his own reasons for seeking the urn.

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.

Sep 23, 2013 · 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.

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.

Hideo GOSHA (五社英雄, his real name was 'Eiyu GOSHA' with the same characters, February 26, 1929 - August 30, 1992) was a film director and a playwright. He was from Tokyo. He graduated from Meiji University Faculty of Commerce.

Served as producer at Nippon Broadcasting System, head of the film department at Fuji Television Network, and president of Gosha Productions. He made his directorial debut in June 1959 with the TV drama series "Detective." © Directors Guild of Japan.

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.