Yōichi Higashi

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.

Crew

Okinawa Islands

Director, Editor

Village of Dreams

Director, Writer

My Grandpa

Director, Screenplay

Third Base

Director

The Crying Wind

Director

No More Easy Life

Director, Screenplay

Four Seasons: Natsuko

Director

Wandering Home

Screenplay, Director

The Crossing

Director, Screenplay

The River with No Bridge

Director, Screenplay

Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer

Director, Writer

Toi et Moi

Co-Director

Metamorphosis

Director

Hokkaido, My Love

Assistant Director

Somebody's Xylophone

Director, Screenplay

Manon

Screenplay, Director

Mad Sultry Sisters

Director, Writer

A Tale of Happiness

Director

The Wangan Highway

Director, Screenplay

The Rape

Writer, Director

Love Letter

Director

The Second Love

Director, Screenplay

Jealousy Game

Director

A Japanese Demon

Director, Screenplay, Editor

The Gentle Japanese

Director, Screenplay, Editor