Yōichi Higashi

Biography

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.

Directed

1. Village of Dreams (1996) — Director
2. The Rape (1982) — Director
3. Love Letter (1981) — Director
4. Third Base (1978) — Director
5. Jealousy Game (1982) — Director
6. Four Seasons: Natsuko (1980) — Director
7. Metamorphosis (1986) — Director
8. A Tale of Happiness (1988) — Director
9. My Grandpa (2003) — Director
10. The Crying Wind (2004) — Director
11. No More Easy Life (1979) — Director
12. Wandering Home (2010) — Director
13. Somebody's Xylophone (2016) — Director
14. The Second Love (1983) — Director
15. A Japanese Demon (1973) — Director
16. The Crossing (2000) — Director
17. The River with No Bridge (1992) — Director
18. The Wangan Highway (1984) — Director
19. Okinawa Islands (1969) — Director
20. Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer (2010) — Director
21. Manon (1981) — Director
22. The Gentle Japanese (1971) — Director
23. Mad Sultry Sisters (2011) — Director