Yōichi Higashi
Directing
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.
Known for
Metamorphosis
1986
Love Letter
1981
Third Base
1978
The Rape
1982
My Grandpa
2003
Manon
1981
Jealousy Game
1982
The Second Love
1983
Wandering Home
2010
A Japanese Demon
1973
The Crying Wind
2004
Toi et Moi
1965
The Crossing
2000