Yōichi Higashi
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1934-11-14 (90 years old)
Place of Birth
Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Yōichi Higashi
Biography
Yōichi Higashi (東陽一 Higashi Yōichi) is a Japanese film director. He began his career working on documentaries at Iwanami Productions but, after going independent, turned to fiction film. He won the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award for Yasashii Nipponjin in 1971, and then the award for Best Director at the 17th Hochi Film Awards for The River with No Bridge. In 1996, he won the Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement at the 46th Berlin International Film Festival for the film Village of Dreams.
Crew
(2016)
Somebody's Xylophone
Director, Screenplay
(2011)
Mad Sultry Sisters
Director, Writer
(2010)
Wandering Home
Screenplay, Director
(2010)
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer
Director, Writer
(2004)
The Crying Wind
Director
(2003)
My Grandpa
Director, Screenplay
(2000)
The Crossing
Director, Screenplay
(1996)
Village of Dreams
Director, Writer
(1992)
The River with No Bridge
Director, Screenplay
(1988)
A Tale of Happiness
Director
(1986)
Metamorphosis
Director
(1984)
The Wangan Highway
Director, Screenplay
(1983)
The Second Love
Director, Screenplay
(1982)
The Rape
Writer, Director
(1982)
Jealousy Game
Director
(1981)
Manon
Screenplay, Director
(1981)
Love Letter
Director
(1980)
Four Seasons: Natsuko
Director
(1979)
No More Easy Life
Director, Screenplay
(1978)
Third Base
Director
(1973)
A Japanese Demon
Director, Screenplay, Editor
(1971)
The Gentle Japanese
Director, Screenplay, Editor
(1969)
Okinawa Islands
Director, Editor
(1965)
Toi et Moi
Co-Director
(1962)
Hokkaido, My Love
Assistant Director