Yōichi Higashi

Yōichi Higashi 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.
Higashi died on 21 January 2026, at the age of 91.

Filmography

Yasashii Nipponjin Third Base No More Easy Life Shiki Natsuko Manon Love Letter The Rape The Jealousy Game The Second Love Wangan Doro, aka Gulf Road

Keshin Ureshi Hazukashi Monogatari The River with No Bridge Village of Dreams Boku no Ojisan, aka The Crossing My Grandpa Fuon, aka The Crying Wind Yoi ga sametara, uchi ni kaero, aka Wandering Home Mad Sultry Sisters
''Dareka no Mokkin''