About
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
Somebody's Xylophone2016 · Director, Screenplay
Mad Sultry Sisters2011 · Director, Writer
Wandering Home2010 · Screenplay, Director
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer2010 · Director, Writer
The Crying Wind2004 · Director
My Grandpa2003 · Director, Screenplay
The Crossing2000 · Director, Screenplay
Village of Dreams1996 · Director, Writer
The River with No Bridge1992 · Director, Screenplay
A Tale of Happiness1988 · Director
Metamorphosis1986 · Director
The Wangan Highway1984 · Director, Screenplay
The Second Love1983 · Director, Screenplay
Jealousy Game1982 · Director
The Rape1982 · Writer, Director
Manon1981 · Screenplay, Director
Love Letter1981 · Director
Four Seasons: Natsuko1980 · Director
No More Easy Life1979 · Director, Screenplay
Third Base1978 · Director