From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Hideo Gosha, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Biography from TMDB.
- February 26, 1929
- August 30, 1992 (aged 63)
- Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan
- Director and writer
- 16 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
What are Hideo Gosha's films like?
Across their 16 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 15
Light 1 · Serious 2 · Dark 12
A split, not a type: Grounded 7 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 5
Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 12
Steady 5 · Shifting 9 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 10 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 13 · Full focus 2
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 10
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Bittersweet10
- Tragic4
- Ambiguous2
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Hideo Gosha's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 16 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (4).
Subscription and free streaming for Hideo Gosha's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
29 credits, 16 with a MovieCove page.
The Oil-Hell Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Heat Wave (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Carmen 1945(1988)
Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
Tokyo Bordello(1987)
Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films
Yakuza Ladies(1986)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Death Shadows (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Tracked (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Oar(1985)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Kita no hotaru(1984)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
The Geisha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)
Onimasa(1982)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Hunter in the Dark(1979)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1978)
Violent Streets(1974)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Mute Samurai(1973)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all showsThe Hunted Samurai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1973)
Nemuri Kyoshiro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
The Wolves (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)
Hitokiri(1969)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Samurai Wolf II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)
Samurai Wolf(1966)
Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1966)
Cash Calls Hell(1966)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
The Magnificent Trio(1966)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Sword of the Beast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)
Three Outlaw Samurai(1964)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 28 titles from 1964 to 1992.
Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.
How do Hideo Gosha's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 74th percentile, the median of all 15; across their 15 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 73rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up8
- 50th to 74th8
Shape of the crowd
11 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Crowd Pleaser11
- Broadly Agreed1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 79/100 and the pacing 60/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.
Who does Hideo Gosha work with?
People who share at least 2 of Hideo Gosha's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Masaru Satō shares the most, 9.
Writers
- Kôji TakadaShared titles: Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Kôji Takada
- Kazuo KasaharaShared titles: Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989), Carmen 1945 (1988), Tokyo Bordello (1987)See all 3 shared titles with Kazuo Kasahara
- Gin'ichi KishimotoShared titles: Hunter in the Dark (1979), Cash Calls Hell (1966), The Magnificent Trio (1966), Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)See all 4 shared titles with Gin'ichi Kishimoto
- Tomiko MiyaoShared titles: Oar (1985), Onimasa (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Tomiko Miyao
Actors
- Tatsuya NakadaiShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982), Hunter in the Dark (1979), Hitokiri (1969), The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969), Cash Calls Hell (1966)See all 6 shared titles with Tatsuya Nakadai
- Isao NatsuyagiShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Hunter in the Dark (1979), Violent Streets (1974), The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969), Samurai Wolf (1966)See all 5 shared titles with Isao Natsuyagi
- Tetsurō TanbaShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982), The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969), Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)See all 4 shared titles with Tetsurō Tanba
- Rino KataseShared titles: Carmen 1945 (1988), Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986)See all 3 shared titles with Rino Katase
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Masaru SatōShared titles: Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Hunter in the Dark (1979), Violent Streets (1974), Hitokiri (1969), The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969), Cash Calls Hell (1966)See all 9 shared titles with Masaru Satō
- Fujio MoritaShared titles: Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989), Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982), Hitokiri (1969)See all 7 shared titles with Fujio Morita
- Isamu IchidaShared titles: Four Days of Snow and Blood (1989), Carmen 1945 (1988), Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982)See all 7 shared titles with Isamu Ichida
- Tadashi SakaiShared titles: Hunter in the Dark (1979), Cash Calls Hell (1966), Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)See all 3 shared titles with Tadashi Sakai
Producers
- Masayuki SatôShared titles: Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982), Hunter in the Dark (1979), The Steel Edge of Revenge (1969), Cash Calls Hell (1966)See all 5 shared titles with Masayuki Satô
- Gorô KusakabeShared titles: Tokyo Bordello (1987), Yakuza Ladies (1986), Oar (1985), Onimasa (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Gorô Kusakabe
- Takeshi EndôShared titles: Tokyo Bordello (1987), Oar (1985), Kita no hotaru (1984), Onimasa (1982)See all 4 shared titles with Takeshi Endô
- Shigeru OkadaShared titles: Carmen 1945 (1988), Onimasa (1982)See all 2 shared titles with Shigeru Okada
