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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.

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Directing

1962

[ ] Hokkaido, My Love (Assistant Director)

1965

[ ] Toi et Moi (Co-Director)

1969

[ ] Okinawa Islands (Director)

1971

[ ] The Gentle Japanese (Director)

1973

[ ] A Japanese Demon (Director)

1978

[ ] Third Base (Director)

1979

[ ] No More Easy Life (Director)

1980

[ ] Four Seasons: Natsuko (Director)

1981

[ ] Manon (Director)
[ ] Love Letter (Director)

1982

[ ] The Rape (Director)
[ ] Jealousy Game (Director)

1983

[ ] The Second Love (Director)

1984

[ ] The Wangan Highway (Director)

1986

[ ] Metamorphosis (Director)

1988

[ ] A Tale of Happiness (Director)

1992

[ ] The River with No Bridge (Director)

1996

[ ] Village of Dreams (Director)

2000

[ ] The Crossing (Director)

2003

[ ] My Grandpa (Director)

2004

[ ] The Crying Wind (Director)

2010

[ ] Wandering Home (Director)
[ ] Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer (Director)

2011

[ ] Mad Sultry Sisters (Director)

2016

[ ] Somebody's Xylophone (Director)

Editing

1969

[ ] Okinawa Islands (Editor)

1971

[ ] The Gentle Japanese (Editor)

1973

[ ] A Japanese Demon (Editor)

Writing

1971

[ ] The Gentle Japanese (Screenplay)

1973

[ ] A Japanese Demon (Screenplay)

1979

[ ] No More Easy Life (Screenplay)

1981

[ ] Manon (Screenplay)

1982

[ ] The Rape (Writer)

1983

[ ] The Second Love (Screenplay)

1984

[ ] The Wangan Highway (Screenplay)

1992

[ ] The River with No Bridge (Screenplay)

1996

[ ] Village of Dreams (Writer)

2000

[ ] The Crossing (Screenplay)

2003

[ ] My Grandpa (Screenplay)

2010

[ ] Wandering Home (Screenplay)
[ ] Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer (Writer)

2011

[ ] Mad Sultry Sisters (Writer)

2016

[ ] Somebody's Xylophone (Screenplay)