Yōichi Higashi
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 14, 1934
- Place of birth
- Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
- Died
- January 21, 2026
Biography
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.
Movies directed by Yōichi Higashi
- Village of Dreams 1996 · ★ 6.0
- The Rape 1982 · ★ 4.5
- Love Letter 1981 · ★ 4.3
- Jealousy Game 1982 · ★ 5.8
- Third Base 1978 · ★ 6.4
- Four Seasons: Natsuko 1980 · ★ 5.9
- Metamorphosis 1986 · ★ 5.1
- A Tale of Happiness 1988 · ★ 5.3
- My Grandpa 2003 · ★ 6.8
- The Crying Wind 2004 · ★ 6.6
- Wandering Home 2010 · ★ 6.4
- No More Easy Life 1979 · ★ 7.3
- Somebody's Xylophone 2016 · ★ 6.3
- The Second Love 1983 · ★ 6.3
- A Japanese Demon 1973 · ★ 7.7
- The Crossing 2000 · ★ 8.0
- The River with No Bridge 1992 · ★ 7.0
- The Wangan Highway 1984 · ★ 8.0
- Okinawa Islands 1969 · ★ 7.0
- Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer 2010 · ★ 8.0
- Manon 1981 · ★ 9.0
- The Gentle Japanese 1971 · ★ 10.0
- Mad Sultry Sisters 2011