Yōichi Higashi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 14, 1934
- Died
- January 21, 2026
- Birthplace
- Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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.
Filmography
Somebody's Xylophone 2016
Director, Screenplay
Mad Sultry Sisters 2011
Director, Writer
Wandering Home 2010
Screenplay, Director
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer 2010
Director, Writer
The Crying Wind 2004
Director
My Grandpa 2003
Director, Screenplay
The Crossing 2000
Director, Screenplay
Village of Dreams 1996
Writer, Director
The River with No Bridge 1992
Director, Screenplay
A Tale of Happiness 1988
Director
Metamorphosis 1986
Director
The Wangan Highway 1984
Director, Screenplay
The Second Love 1983
Director, Screenplay
Jealousy Game 1982
Director
The Rape 1982
Writer, Director
Manon 1981
Director, Screenplay
Love Letter 1981
Director
Four Seasons: Natsuko 1980
Director
No More Easy Life 1979
Director, Screenplay
Third Base 1978
Director
A Japanese Demon 1973
Director, Editor, Screenplay
The Gentle Japanese 1971
Director, Editor, Screenplay
Okinawa Islands 1969
Director, Editor
Toi et Moi 1965
Co-Director
- Hokkaido, My Love
Hokkaido, My Love 1962
Assistant Director
Credits from TMDB.