Director
Yōichi Higashi
91 years · Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan · 23 films
Yōichi Higashi (東陽一 Higashi Yōichi) was 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.
Best known for
Filmography 23
Somebody's Xylophone
2016 · Director, Screenplay
Mad Sultry Sisters
2011 · Director, Writer
Wandering Home
2010 · Screenplay, Director
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer
2010 · Director, Writer
The Crying Wind
2004 · Director
My Grandpa
2003 · Director, Screenplay
The Crossing
2000 · Director, Screenplay
Village of Dreams
1996 · Director, Writer
On Kanopy
The River with No Bridge
1992 · Director, Screenplay
A Tale of Happiness
1988 · Director
Metamorphosis
1986 · Director
The Wangan Highway
1984 · Director, Screenplay
The Second Love
1983 · Director, Screenplay
Jealousy Game
1982 · Director
The Rape
1982 · Writer, Director
Manon
1981 · Screenplay, Director
Love Letter
1981 · Director
Four Seasons: Natsuko
1980 · Director
No More Easy Life
1979 · Director, Screenplay
Third Base
1978 · Director
A Japanese Demon
1973 · Director, Screenplay
The Gentle Japanese
1971 · Director, Screenplay
Okinawa Islands
1969 · Director, Editor