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Yōichi Higashi
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 ficti…
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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.
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2016
Somebody's Xylophone
Movie Director
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2011
Mad Sultry Sisters
Movie Director
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2010
Wandering Home
Movie Screenplay
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2010
Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer
Movie Director
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2004
The Crying Wind
Movie Director
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2003
My Grandpa
Movie Director
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2000
The Crossing
Movie Director
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1996
Village of Dreams
Movie Director
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1992
The River with No Bridge
Movie Director
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1988
A Tale of Happiness
Movie Director
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1986
Metamorphosis
Movie Director
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1984
The Wangan Highway
Movie Director
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1983
The Second Love
Movie Director
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1982
Jealousy Game
Movie Director
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1982
The Rape
Movie Writer
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1981
Manon
Movie Screenplay
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1981
Love Letter
Movie Director
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1980
Four Seasons: Natsuko
Movie Director
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1979
No More Easy Life
Movie Director
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1978
Third Base
Movie Director
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1973
A Japanese Demon
Movie Director
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1971
The Gentle Japanese
Movie Director
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1969
Okinawa Islands
Movie Director
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1965
Toi et Moi
Movie Co-Director
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1962
Hokkaido, My Love
Movie Assistant Director
