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 · Editor · ScreenplayManon (1981) - Director · ScreenplayThe Crossing (2000) - Director · ScreenplayThe Wangan Highway (1984) - Director · ScreenplayA Japanese Demon (1973) - Director · Editor · ScreenplayNurse Natsuko's Hot Summer (2010) - Director · WriterThird Base (1978) - DirectorNo More Easy Life (1979) - Director · ScreenplayVillage of Dreams (1996) - Writer · DirectorMy 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