
Yōichi Higashi
Directing
1934-11-14 - Present
Yōichi Higashi (東陽一 Higashi Yōichi) is 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.
Credits

Village of Dreams

The Rape

Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer

A Tale of Happiness

Metamorphosis

Jealousy Game

Four Seasons: Natsuko

Love Letter

Third Base

The Crossing

My Grandpa

The River with No Bridge

Wandering Home

Somebody's Xylophone

No More Easy Life

Mad Sultry Sisters

The Second Love

A Japanese Demon

Manon

The Gentle Japanese

The Crying Wind

The Wangan Highway

Okinawa Islands