Director
Yōichi Higashi
Born 1934 · Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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.
Directed
The Gentle Japanese
Director · 1971
Hokkaido, My Love
Assistant Director · 1962
Manon
Director · 1981
The Crossing
Director · 2000
The Wangan Highway
Director · 1984
A Japanese Demon
Director · 1973
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer
Director · 2010
Third Base
Director · 1978
No More Easy Life
Director · 1979
Village of Dreams
Director · 1996
My Grandpa
Director · 2003
The Crying Wind
Director · 2004
The River with No Bridge
Director · 1992
Okinawa Islands
Director · 1969
Four Seasons: Natsuko
Director · 1980
The Second Love
Director · 1983
Somebody's Xylophone
Director · 2016
Wandering Home
Director · 2010
Writing
The Gentle Japanese
Screenplay · 1971
Manon
Screenplay · 1981
The Crossing
Screenplay · 2000
The Wangan Highway
Screenplay · 1984
A Japanese Demon
Screenplay · 1973
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer
Writer · 2010
No More Easy Life
Screenplay · 1979
Village of Dreams
Writer · 1996
My Grandpa
Screenplay · 2003
The River with No Bridge
Screenplay · 1992
The Second Love
Screenplay · 1983
Somebody's Xylophone
Screenplay · 2016