Directed credits
21
Established
Strong directing catalog.
Director
Yōichi Higashi
Directing
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Directed movies: 21Directed series: 0All crew credits: 24
TMDB ID: 237306
IMDb ID: nm0044466
Known for: Directing
Born: November 14, 1934
Age: 91
Place of birth: Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2016
Years active: 52
Wikidata: Q711804
Also known as
Yoichi Higashi • Ёити Хигаси • 東ヨーイチ
Frequent jobs
Director (20)Co-Director (1)Screenplay (2)Writer (1)
Biography
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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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Yōichi Higashi.
6.3
Somebody's Xylophone
Director
2016 Movie
Mad Sultry Sisters
Director
2011 Movie
8.0
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer
Director
2010 Movie
5.7
The Crying Wind
Director
2004 Movie
6.8
My Grandpa
Director
2003 Movie
6.0
The Crossing
Director
2000 Movie
5.9
Village of Dreams
Director
1996 Movie
6.0
The River with No Bridge
Director
1992 Movie
4.6
A Tale of Happiness
Director
1988 Movie
4.5
Metamorphosis
Director
1986 Movie
The Wangan Highway
Director
1984 Movie
5.5
The Second Love
Director
1983 Movie
4.9
Jealousy Game
Director
1982 Movie
3.8
Love Letter
Director
1981 Movie
5.3
Four Seasons: Natsuko
Director
1980 Movie
7.0
No More Easy Life
Director
1979 Movie
6.2
Third Base
Director
1978 Movie
6.0
A Japanese Demon
Director
1973 Movie
The Gentle Japanese
Director
1971 Movie
Okinawa Islands
Director
1969 Movie
Toi et Moi
Co-Director
1965 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Yōichi Higashi.
The Wangan Highway
Director
1984 Movie
4.5
Metamorphosis
Director
1986 Movie
3.9
The Rape
Writer
1982 Movie
3.8
Love Letter
Director
1981 Movie
5.3
Four Seasons: Natsuko
Director
1980 Movie
6.2
Wandering Home
Screenplay
2010 Movie
5.9
Village of Dreams
Director
1996 Movie
6.3
Somebody's Xylophone
Director
2016 Movie
7.0
No More Easy Life
Director
1979 Movie
6.0
The River with No Bridge
Director
1992 Movie
4.9
Jealousy Game
Director
1982 Movie
6.2
Third Base
Director
1978 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Yōichi Higashi.
