Yōichi Higashi
Directing
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.
Filmography 23
Movies (23)
Somebody's Xylophone2016Directing
Mad Sultry Sisters2011Directing
Wandering Home2010Directing
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer2010Directing
The Crying Wind2004Directing
My Grandpa2003Directing
The Crossing2000Directing
Village of Dreams1996Directing
The River with No Bridge1992Directing
A Tale of Happiness1988Directing
Metamorphosis1986Directing
The Wangan Highway1984Directing
The Second Love1983Directing
Jealousy Game1982Directing
The Rape1982Directing
Manon1981Directing
Love Letter1981Directing
Four Seasons: Natsuko1980Directing
No More Easy Life1979Directing
Third Base1978Directing
A Japanese Demon1973Directing
The Gentle Japanese1971Directing
Okinawa Islands1969Directing