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Discover Yōichi Higashi

Yōichi Higashi

Directing
1934-11-14 - 2026-01-21
Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Also known as: Yoichi Higashi, Ёити Хигаси, 東ヨーイチ

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.

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Behind the Camera (43)

Metamorphosis
5.1
Metamorphosis

Director

The Rape
4.3
The Rape

Director

The Rape
4.3
The Rape

Writer

Village of Dreams
6.0
Manon
9.0
Manon

Director

Manon
9.0
Manon

Screenplay

Love Letter
4.3
Love Letter

Director

The Second Love
6.3
The Second Love

Director

The Second Love
6.3
The Second Love

Screenplay

Jealousy Game
5.5
Jealousy Game

Director

Wandering Home
6.2
Wandering Home

Director

Wandering Home
6.2
Wandering Home

Screenplay

Third Base
6.4
Third Base

Director

My Grandpa
6.8
My Grandpa

Director

My Grandpa
6.8
My Grandpa

Screenplay

Somebody's Xylophone
6.3
No More Easy Life
7.3
No More Easy Life
7.3
No More Easy Life

Screenplay

The Wangan Highway
8.0
The Wangan Highway

Screenplay

The Gentle Japanese
10.0
The Gentle Japanese
10.0
The Gentle Japanese

Screenplay

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