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Yōichi Higashi

Yōichi Higashi

DirectorWriterEditorDirecting Nov 14 (age 91) Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan 1962–2016 (54 year career)
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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 fil…

Known For

Village of Dreams
Film

Village of Dreams

Director
Third Base
Film

Third Base

Director
My Grandpa
Film

My Grandpa

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Four Seasons: Natsuko
Film

Four Seasons: Natsuko

Director
Jealousy Game
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Jealousy Game

Director
A Japanese Demon
Film

A Japanese Demon

Director
Metamorphosis
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Metamorphosis

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Love Letter
Film

Love Letter

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Filmography