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Heinosuke Gosho

Japanese film director (1902–1981)

4.07body-of-work score · ranked #272 of 2631 directors · 9 films in our library

A director's score is the sum of their films' composite canon scores — methodology.

Born
January 24, 1902 · Chiyoda
Died
May 1, 1981 · Mishima
Nationality
Japan, Empire of Japan
Work
film director, screenwriter
Reference
Wikipedia · Wikidata
Portrait of Heinosuke Gosho
Shin Tōhō Co. Ltd. (新東宝株式会社, Shin-Tōhō kabushiki kaisha), © 1951 · Public domain

Films in our library, ranked

Ranked by composite canon score across 20+ authoritative lists, awards and polls — our ordering, with every placement citing its evidence on the film's page.

  1. 1
    The Neighbor's Wife and Mineマダムと女房

    1931 · Japan · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1931 #1

    1.001 citation
  2. 2
    Living Things生きとし生けるもの

    1934 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1934 #3

    0.501 citation
  3. 3
    Once More今ひとたびの

    1947 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1947 #3

    0.501 citation
  4. 4
    Where Chimneys Are Seen煙突の見える場所

    1953 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1953 #4

    0.431 citation
  5. 5
    The Village Bride村の花嫁

    1928 · Japan · drama, silent

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1928 #6

    0.361 citation
  6. 6
    Burden of Life人生のお荷物

    1935 · Japan · comedy

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1935 #6

    0.361 citation
  7. 7
    An Innocent Witch恐山の女

    1965 · Japan

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1965 #7

    0.331 citation
  8. 8
    The Dancing Girl of Izu恋の花咲く　伊豆の踊子

    1933 · Japan · silent

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1933 #9

    0.301 citation
  9. 9
    An Inn at Osaka大阪の宿

    1954 · Japan · drama

    Kinema Junpo Best Ten (Japanese) 1954 #10

    0.291 citation

Complete filmography

All 36 directorial credits recorded on Wikidata, in chronological order; films in our library link to their canon-score page.