Director
Hitoshi Yazaki
69 years · Minamikoma, Yamanashi, Japan · 16 films
Hitoshi Yazaki (born November 11, 1956) is a Japanese director and writer. He studied directing at Nihon University. Before he started to direct, he worked with Nagasaki Shunichi and Ishii Sogo. His feature film Kazetachi no gogo/Afternoon Breezes (1980) was screened with great success at the film festivals in Edinburgh and Montreal and at the New York Gay Film Festival. He also had a lot of success with March Comes in Like a Lion.
Best known for
Filmography 16
Kill Okiharu's Tears
2026 · Director
As for Me
2025 · Director
Sakura
2020 · Writer, Director
Still Life of Memories
2018 · Director
In the Mood for Melville
2017 · Self
A Cappella
2016 · Director
XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss
2015 · Director
The Place Where the Sun Sits
2014 · Director, Screenplay
1+1=11
2012 · Screenplay, Director
Love and Treachery
2011 · Director, Screenplay
Sweet Little Lies
2010 · Director
Have a Nice Day
2006 · Director, Writer
Strawberry Shortcakes
2006 · Director
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects
2000 · Director, Writer
March Comes In Like a Lion
1991 · Director, Writer
Afternoon Breezes
1980 · Director, Screenplay