Yōichi Higashi
Directing · Director · Editor · Writer
Born Nov 14, 1934 · Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Active 1962–2026 · Awards: Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award, Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director
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.
Filmography
Hokkaido, My Love (1962) — Assistant DirectorThe Gentle Japanese (1971) — Director · Screenplay · EditorManon (1981) — Screenplay · DirectorThe Crossing (2000) — Director · ScreenplayThe Wangan Highway (1984) — Director · ScreenplayA Japanese Demon (1973) — Director · Screenplay · EditorNurse Natsuko's Hot Summer (2010) — Director · WriterThird Base (1978) — DirectorNo More Easy Life (1979) — Director · ScreenplayVillage of Dreams (1996) — Director · WriterMy Grandpa (2003) — Director · ScreenplayThe Crying Wind (2004) — DirectorThe River with No Bridge (1992) — Director · ScreenplayOkinawa Islands (1969) — Director · EditorJealousy Game (1982) — DirectorFour Seasons: Natsuko (1980) — DirectorSomebody's Xylophone (2016) — Director · ScreenplayThe Second Love (1983) — Director · ScreenplayWandering Home (2010) — Screenplay · DirectorA Tale of Happiness (1988) — DirectorMetamorphosis (1986) — DirectorThe Rape (1982) — Writer · DirectorLove Letter (1981) — DirectorToi et Moi (1965) — Co-Director