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Yōichi Higashi

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Date of birth
Nov 14, 1934
Date of death
Jan 21, 2026(aged 91)
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Yōichi Higashi

Biography of Yōichi Higashi:

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.

Yōichi Higashi has directed:

Somebody's Xylophone(2016)
Mad Sultry Sisters(2011)
Wandering Home(2010)
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer(2010)
The Crying Wind(2004)
My Grandpa(2003)
The Crossing(2000)
Village of Dreams(1996)
The River with No Bridge(1992)
A Tale of Happiness(1988)
Metamorphosis(1986)
The Wangan Highway(1984)
The Second Love(1983)
Jealousy Game(1982)
The Rape(1982)
Manon(1981)
Love Letter(1981)
Four Seasons: Natsuko(1980)
No More Easy Life(1979)
Third Base(1978)
A Japanese Demon(1973)
The Gentle Japanese(1971)
Okinawa Islands(1969)

Additional credits for Yōichi Higashi:

Somebody's Xylophone(2016)(Screenplay)
Mad Sultry Sisters(2011)(Writer)
Wandering Home(2010)(Screenplay)
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer(2010)(Writer)
My Grandpa(2003)(Screenplay)
The Crossing(2000)(Screenplay)
Village of Dreams(1996)(Writer)
The River with No Bridge(1992)(Screenplay)
The Wangan Highway(1984)(Screenplay)
The Second Love(1983)(Screenplay)
The Rape(1982)(Writer)
Manon(1981)(Screenplay)
No More Easy Life(1979)(Screenplay)
A Japanese Demon(1973)(Screenplay)
The Gentle Japanese(1971)(Screenplay)
Okinawa Islands(1969)(Editor)
Toi et Moi(1965)(Co-Director)
Hokkaido, My Love(1962)(Assistant Director)

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