- Born
- Died
- Heinosuke Gosho was born on January 24, 1902 in Tokyo, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for The Neighbor's Wife and Mine (1931), Once More (1947) and Ragpicker's Angel (1958). He died on May 1, 1981 in Japan.
- His film The Neighbor's Wife and Mine (1931) was the first full sound-on-film made in Japan.
- The term 'Goshoism' refers to a style that makes the audience laugh and cry at the same time. The term was derived from scenes in Gosho's films.
- His father was a wealthy businessman, his mother was a geisha.
- Began as assistant to Yasujiro Shimazu at the Shochiku company.
- Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 401-406. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
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