Christian Hosoi

Christian Hosoi

Born: October 5, 1967
in California
Christian Hosoi is an American professional skateboarder.

Movies for Christian Hosoi...

N-Men: The Untold Story
Title: N-Men: The Untold Story
Character: Self
Released: May 31, 2023
Type: Movie
In 1975, in Northern California, a diverse crew of skateboarders met at a paved embankment under the freeway. They had no idea their underground movement would have a global impact on the world of skateboarding. Their story has never been told. Until now. In 2011, the N-Men’s founder, John O’Shei, finally gave permission to filmmaker James Sweigert to tell their story. Sweigert spent 11 years digging through attics, basements and garages unearthing 86 minutes of never before seen footage and photos of the undocumented Northern California skate scene.
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Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Title: Tony Hawk: Until the Wheels Fall Off
Character: Self
Released: March 12, 2022
Type: Movie
A wide-ranging, definitive look at Hawk’s life and iconic career, and his relationship with the sport with which he’s been synonymous for decades, featuring unprecedented access, never-before-seen footage, and interviews with Hawk and prominent figures in the sport including Stacy Peralta, Rodney Mullen, Mike McGill, Lance Mountain, Steve Caballero, Neil Blender, Andy MacDonald, Duane Peters, Sean Mortimer, and Christian Hosoi.
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Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story
Title: Pretending I'm a Superman: The Tony Hawk Video Game Story
Character: Self
Released: February 29, 2020
Type: Movie
The story of the skaters and developers who came together to create one of the best-selling games of all time, changing the skateboarding scene and pop culture forever.
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The Original Skateboarder
Title: The Original Skateboarder
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2018
Type: Movie
As coined by Dogtown & Z-Boys, Skateboarder magazine was the original Bible of skateboarding and the history it captured in its pages tell the story of modern skateboarding’s roots and influenced an entire generation of skateboarders. This documentary tells the story of how this magazine became THE magazine of skateboarders worldwide, why it meant so much to them, and how it left an indelible mark on them during it’s meteoric rise and fall by the early 1980s. From shoeless surfers riding the concrete waves and the vast blacktop of Southern California, to fully padded sessions at skateparks, Skateboarder exposed the sport to kids around the world.
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OG: The Harry Jumonji Story
Title: OG: The Harry Jumonji Story
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2017
Type: Movie
'OG' is a film about a legendary, Brazilian born, NYC skateboarder, Harry Jumonji. In the course of telling his story, through his triumphs and travails, Jumonji emerges in this portrait as an adolescent innocent, much like skateboarding itself. He is irrepressible, manically energetic and ultimately, pure. He has a transcendent presence, well beyond charm or charisma, of such unalloyed joy that nothing he does is unforgiveable. This is fortunate because, as a drug addict, unsurprisingly, he lies, cheats and steals. Harry is rendered as the poet, the sprite, the artist and the street saint he is.
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Made In Venice
Title: Made In Venice
Character: Self
Released: August 25, 2016
Type: Movie
MADE IN VENICE takes you on a rippin' ride with the skateboarders of Venice, from "raising hell" on the beach in their teens to turning pro in the 80's and putting "street skating" on the global map. But their biggest challenge of all wasn't becoming skateboarding legends, it was about getting what they dreamed of, and really wanted... a skatepark on Venice Beach for the community and the pro skates of tomorrow.
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Propeller: A Vans Skateboarding Video
Title: Propeller: A Vans Skateboarding Video
Character: Himself
Released: May 5, 2015
Type: Movie
The first name in skateboarding footwear and apparel introduces its highly anticipated first-ever feature-length global skateboarding video, PROPELLER. Directed by acclaimed filmmaker Greg Hunt and featuring full parts from some of the biggest names in modern skateboarding alongside appearances from legends and true pioneers, PROPELLER presents a sweeping snapshot of modern skateboarding that only Vans can deliver.
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Wet Dream: A Skateboard Tale
Title: Wet Dream: A Skateboard Tale
Character: Himself
Released: December 9, 2014
Type: Movie
It combines visual effects, daring stunts, underwater photography and a shockingly bold visual style. It is an ode to all things we love about skateboarding. The film follows a day in the life of Gino Iannucci and his friends as they skate the streets of Los Angeles, turning each neighborhood into a unique playground. During an epic backyard pool session, Gino's world is turned upside down when a skating accident sends him off into a surreal dream where nothing is as it seems.
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Foolishness
Title: Foolishness
Character: Himself
Released: March 5, 2013
Type: Movie
Armed with hardcore biblical teachings, stirring testimony, and street-level insight, skateboarding legends Brian Sumner and Christian Hosoi speak in a language that can't be faked - and work tirelessly to share a message that can't be ignored.
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Underexposed: A Women's Skateboarding Documentary
Title: Underexposed: A Women's Skateboarding Documentary
Character: Self
Released: February 14, 2013
Type: Movie
Professional skateboarder Amelia Brodka examines the skateboarding industry's approach to how it markets, promotes and supports women in its sport.
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Hardflip
Title: Hardflip
Character: Hosoi
Released: June 1, 2012
Type: Movie
Hardflip follows the story of Caleb (Randy Wayne) a young skater whose ill mother (Rosanna Arquette) and absent father (John Schneider) leave him reaching for the only hope he has...becoming a sponsored skater. After his mother falls ill, Caleb finds a stack of old love letters. He sets out to find the father he never knew and inadvertently begins a journey he never could have expected. This story explores what happens when we let go of our anger and pain and forgive those who have hurt us most.
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We Are Skateboarders
Title: We Are Skateboarders
Character: Self
Released: February 23, 2012
Type: Movie
We Are Skateboarders is a 'as real as it gets' documentation of the soul of skateboarding, and how some of the legendary skateboarders feel its soul has changed over the years. Since the mainstream has come to play a major role in the skateboard industry, there has been much dispute amongst skateboarders if skateboarding is losing its purity and status as a core activity. The film tackles this issue with enlightening interviews from famous skateboarders such as Lance Mountain, Greg Lutzka, Rob Dyrdek, Peter Smolik, and Christian Hosoi, creating the most legitimate discussion towards the controversy in the skateboarding industry.
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Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
Title: Bones Brigade: An Autobiography
Character: Himself
Released: January 21, 2012
Type: Movie
When six teenage boys came together as a skateboarding team in the 1980s, they reinvented not only their chosen sport but themselves too – as they evolved from insecure outsiders to the most influential athletes in the field.
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Thrasher - Under the Bridge
Title: Thrasher - Under the Bridge
Released: August 12, 2009
Type: Movie
A DIY skatepark Video about the never-ending quest to keep pouring mud.
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D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually
Title: D.O.P.E. - Death Or Prison Eventually
Released: February 16, 2008
Type: Movie
Depicts the legendary skateboarders as they achieve world wide fame by winning world championships and then descent into the world of drug addiction and crime. This documentary is moving and is geared as a warning to those who are considering drug experimentation. It features unseen archival skateboarding footage of the founders of skateboarding as we know it today.
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Independent - 30th Anniversary Tour
Title: Independent - 30th Anniversary Tour
Released: January 1, 2008
Type: Movie
Relive Indy’s 30th Anniversary Summer Tour 2008, a six-week trip around America with a heavy list of riders dismantling every spot they hit.
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Gnar Gnar
Title: Gnar Gnar
Released: March 15, 2007
Type: Movie
Gnar Gnar was the first video released from Krooked and featured the likes of Alex Olson, Dan Drehobl, Mark Gonzales, Bobby Worrest, Van Wastell and Christian Hosoi.
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Pray for Me - The Jason Jessee Film
Title: Pray for Me - The Jason Jessee Film
Character: Himself
Released: January 1, 2007
Type: Movie
'Pray For Me, Jason Jessee' is a documentary stunt ride with legendary former skateboard pro, custom chopper builder, and full-time lowrider Jason Jessee. Jason's family, friends (many of whom are living legends in diverse fields) and associates weave a riveting narrative on a truly fascinating, self-invented man. Jason's halting language and dozens of interviews from those who know him best and
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Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Title: Rising Son: The Legend of Skateboarder Christian Hosoi
Character: Self
Released: April 7, 2006
Type: Movie
For stylish airs, no one came close to Christian Hosoi. At his peak in the mid-80s he was the "rock star" of skating, pulling down money that rivaled Tony Hawk's paycheck. Innovating crazy vertical maneuvers like the "Christ Air," Christian knew how to stoke an audience. Then it all came crashing down when Hosoi plowed into self-destruction, getting hooked on crystal meth and hitting rock bottom with a prison sentence for drug smuggling. Completely annihilated, Christian turned to the Bible for answers and found new strength. With lots of action footage and a slammin' soundtrack, this gritty, inspiring film goes deep inside the world of skateboarding as seen through the incredible highs and lows of this legend's life, revealed through never-before-released home movies and interviews with Christian's family and friends including top skaters Jason Lee, Tony Hawk, Lance Mountain, Jay Adams, Tony Alva, Mark Ragowski and many more!
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Skate Girl
Title: Skate Girl
Character: Self
Released: January 1, 2006
Type: Movie
History of women in skateboarding.
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Who Cares: The Duane Peters Story
Title: Who Cares: The Duane Peters Story
Character: Self
Released: May 20, 2005
Type: Movie
Then there was Duane. The Duane Peters life story video, "Who Cares?" presented by Red Kross Skateboards a division of Black Label. Stabbed, beaten, broken, and bloodied, Duane Peters has definately paid his dues. He's invented more tricks than he can remember and done things few will ever forget. To this day, his style is unapologetically OLD SCHOOL, and you can bet he doesn't give two O'Henrys what anyone thinks. When PUNK ROCK and Skateboarding met, true chaos emerged, and Skateboarding was never the same. Stabbed, beaten, broken and bloodied, Duane Peters has definitely paid his dues. He's invented more tricks than he can remember and done things few will ever forget. To this day, his style is unapologetically OLD SCHOOL, and you can bet he doesn't give two O'Henrys what anyone thinks. When Duane and PUNK ROCK skateboarding met, true chaos emerged. Skateboarding will never the same.
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Blind - What If?
Title: Blind - What If?
Character: Himself
Released: March 15, 2005
Type: Movie
Blind Skateboard's 2nd video since the release of the 1991 film "Video Days"
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Thrasher - 911 Emergency
Title: Thrasher - 911 Emergency
Released: January 1, 1995
Type: Movie
Take a ride on the wild side from the scene of the accident to the hospital emergency room. The diagnosis is serious and the results are all a matter of interpretation. Hear the sirens and feel the pulsebeat of what's really going on in skateboarding today.
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Thrasher - Sponsor Me!
Title: Thrasher - Sponsor Me!
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
They come from all walks of life and every city in the universe to San Francisco for the dream of becoming a skateboard superstar. The migration is constant and because the magazine is here it is not unusual to find a skater out there who is willing to throw down if there is a camera around. The media is somewhat responsible for sponsorship but in reality, if you are worthy of adulation, it will come to you. We titled this video "Sponsor Me!" for all those screaming kids throughout the world who want to know what it takes to become the next skateboard celebrity. In between our victories and defeat we ask ourselves "What is sponsorship?"
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Thrasher - Feats
Title: Thrasher - Feats
Released: January 1, 1994
Type: Movie
Thrasher Magazine presents Feats, a brutal visual assault that cuts to the bone of what skateboarding is all about. Travel through europe on 90¢ a day. Tour the Australian continent with a rag-tag crew jonesing for concrete skatepark annihilation. Sacramento's underground N-men reveal the tactics of locating and skating backyard pools. Karma Tsocheff shares his beliefs on skating, urban transcendentalism and bizarre apparel. Plus! Rare footage of Pipa Grande expedition. East Coast, West Coast, pools, ledges, flips and grinds. Hey it's all in here, Thrasher style.
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Santa Cruz Skateboards - Streets On Fire
Title: Santa Cruz Skateboards - Streets On Fire
Character: Himself
Released: August 23, 1989
Type: Movie
Jason Jessee goes to jail and dreams of shredding the gnar.
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Psycho Skate
Title: Psycho Skate
Character: Himself
Released: March 15, 1988
Type: Movie
This VHS video features tons of rare footage of guys like Tony Hawk, Christian Hosoi, Rodney Mullen, Gator, Mark Gonzales, and many more of the late 1980's biggest stars.
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Santa Cruz Skateboards - Wheels of Fire
Title: Santa Cruz Skateboards - Wheels of Fire
Character: Himself
Released: April 12, 1987
Type: Movie
Santa Cruz Skateboards video from 1987.
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Streetstyle in Tempe
Title: Streetstyle in Tempe
Character: Self
Released: October 18, 1986
Type: Movie
Highlights from the NSA Pro-Streetstyle Skateboard Competition held at Tempe Diablo Stadium October 1986.
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Thrashin'
Title: Thrashin'
Character: Dagger/Pool Skater
Released: August 29, 1986
Type: Movie
Corey and his band of skater buddies sometimes make mischief, but they're more interested in girls and having fun on their boards than in getting into any real trouble. Notorious enemy crew the Daggers, led by Tommy Hook, get their kicks terrorizing the locals at Venice Beach. When Corey starts dating Tommy's kid sister Chrissy, the Daggers are furious. The boys then take their beef to the "L.A. Massacre," a deadly skate race down a canyon road.
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Chicago Blow-Out
Title: Chicago Blow-Out
Character: Himself
Released: June 1, 1986
Type: Movie
The NSA Chicago Blow-Out contest video included footage of Tony Hawk, Steve Caballero, Lance Mountain, Monty Nolder, Micke Alba, Ken Park, Mark Rogowski, Christian Hosoi, Kevin Staab, Mike McGill, Rodney Mullen, Jeff Grosso, Chris Miller, Jeff Kendall, Steve Steadham, Steve Schneer, Rob Roskopp, Tom Groholski, John Gibson, Rick "Spidey" Demontrond, Jim Gray, and more.