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Heinosuke Gosho
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Born
January 24
,
1902
·
Tokyo, Japan
Died
May 1
,
1981
·
Japan
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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.
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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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