
Director
Hitoshi Yazaki
Born 1956 · Minamikoma, Yamanashi, Japan
Hitoshi Yazaki (born November 11,1956) is a Japanese director and writer. He studied directing at Nihon University. Before he started to direct, he worked with Nagasaki Shunichi and Ishii Sogo. His feature film Kazetachi no gogo/Afternoon Breezes (1980) was screened with great success at the film festivals in Edinburgh and Montreal and at the New York Gay Film Festival. He also had a lot of success with March Comes in Like a Lion.
Directed

March Comes In Like a Lion
Director · 1991

Strawberry Shortcakes
Director · 2006

Sakura
Director · 2020

As for Me
Director · 2025

The Place Where the Sun Sits
Director · 2014

Afternoon Breezes
Director · 1980

XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss
Director · 2015

The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects
Director · 2000

Sweet Little Lies
Director · 2010

A Cappella
Director · 2016

Still Life of Memories
Director · 2018

Love and Treachery
Director · 2011

Have a Nice Day
Director · 2006
Back of Happy Street
Assistant Director · 1979

1+1=11
Director · 2012
Yumeko's Death
Assistant Director · 1977
裏窓
Director · 1975
冬の光
Director · 1977
