Yōichi Higashi
25 movies
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Nov 14, 1934
- Died
- Jan 21, 2026 (age 91)
- Place of birth
- Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Also known as
- Yoichi Higashi · Ёити Хигаси · 東ヨーイチ
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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
Yōichi Higashi: movies and TV shows
Behind the camera (25)
- 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
Writer, Director
- 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 Jealousy Game
Director
- 1982 The Rape
Writer, Director
- 1981 Manon
Director, Screenplay
- 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, Editor, Screenplay
- 1971 The Gentle Japanese
Director, Editor, Screenplay
- 1969 Okinawa Islands
Director, Editor
- 1965 Toi et Moi
Co-Director
- 1962 Hokkaido, My Love
Assistant Director