Yōichi Higashi

Yōichi Higashi

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 film Village of Dreams.

  • Title: Yōichi Higashi
  • Popularity: 4.609
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1934-11-14
  • Place of Birth: Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
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  • Also Known As: Yoichi Higashi, Ёити Хигаси, 東ヨーイチ
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Yōichi Higashi Movies

  • 1969
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    Okinawa Islands

    Okinawa Islands

    1 1969 HD

    A film documenting life in Okinawa under the domination of American military bases

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  • 1969
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    Okinawa Islands

    Okinawa Islands

    1 1969 HD

    A film documenting life in Okinawa under the domination of American military bases

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  • 1996
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    Village of Dreams

    Village of Dreams

    6.1 1996 HD

    Tells of the childhood of two nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys relationships with their...

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  • 1996
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    Village of Dreams

    Village of Dreams

    6.1 1996 HD

    Tells of the childhood of two nine-year-old twins in a rural village in Japan after World War 2. Includes the boys relationships with their...

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  • 2003
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    My Grandpa

    My Grandpa

    6.8 2003 HD

    Kenzo was behind bars for killing a gangster. Upon his release, he goes to live with his son, whose marriage is on the rocks. His 14-year-old...

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  • 1978
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    Third Base

    Third Base

    6.1 1978 HD

    Third and Shinbunbu embark on a plan to make money by Third becoming a pimp and Shinbunbu a prostitute.

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  • 2004
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    The Crying Wind

    The Crying Wind

    5.7 2004 HD

    Seikichi, makes his living fishing from a small boat off the coast of Okinawa. He and his 12-year-old grandson Akira live in a small, tree-lined...

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  • 1979
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    No More Easy Life

    No More Easy Life

    7 1979 HD

    Mariko is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70's, spending far more of her time balancing boyfriends and part-time jobs...

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  • 1980
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    Four Seasons: Natsuko

    Four Seasons: Natsuko

    6.2 1980 HD

    A young woman breaks off her long-term relationship with her boyfriend to move to Tokyo in search of new experiences.

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  • 2010
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    Wandering Home

    Wandering Home

    6.2 2010 HD

    War photjournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple...

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  • 2010
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    Wandering Home

    Wandering Home

    6.2 2010 HD

    War photjournalist Yasuyuki Tsukahara married popular manga artist Yuki Sonoda and had children. Because of Yasayuki's drinking problems the couple...

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  • 1992
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    The River with No Bridge

    The River with No Bridge

    6 1992 HD

    A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are...

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  • 2000
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    The Crossing

    The Crossing

    6 2000 HD

    14-year-old Takuya lives in a rural town near mountains and rivers. His 29-year-old uncle Koji works as a graphic designer in urban Tokyo. Koji's...

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  • 2010
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    Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer

    Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer

    1 2010 HD

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  • 2010
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    Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer

    Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer

    1 2010 HD

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  • 1965
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    Toi et Moi

    Toi et Moi

    1 1965 HD

    Movie-installation by graphic-designer AQUIRAX UNO.

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  • 1986
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    Metamorphosis

    Metamorphosis

    5.2 1986 HD

    A sensuous movie based on a literary work. Hitomi Kuroki stars as the film’s heroine.

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  • 1962
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    Hokkaido, My Love

    Hokkaido, My Love

    1 1962 HD

    A college graduate falls in love with a woman during a business trip in Hokkaido

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  • 2016
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    Somebody's Xylophone

    Somebody's Xylophone

    6.3 2016 HD

    A married woman obsesses over a hairstylist she becomes involved with.

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  • 2016
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    Somebody's Xylophone

    Somebody's Xylophone

    6.3 2016 HD

    A married woman obsesses over a hairstylist she becomes involved with.

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  • 1981
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    Manon

    Manon

    1 1981 HD

    A story about a woman who is a research student of a theater company and the three men who are at the mercy of her.

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  • 1981
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    Manon

    Manon

    1 1981 HD

    A story about a woman who is a research student of a theater company and the three men who are at the mercy of her.

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  • 2011
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    Mad Sultry Sisters

    Mad Sultry Sisters

    1 2011 HD

    One day, Yoko visits her long-distance lover on a whim, but finds her older sister Mikiko sleeping in his bed. Brokenhearted, Yoko begins a...

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  • 1992
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    The River with No Bridge

    The River with No Bridge

    6 1992 HD

    A widow and her two sons, Seitaro and Koji, live in the small town of Komori, where Buraku people are forced to reside. The two boys are...

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  • 1988
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    A Tale of Happiness

    A Tale of Happiness

    4.2 1988 HD

    A department manager at his company, buys a one-room apartment to have some space to himself. He signs an agreement with a young woman and has an...

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  • 1984
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    The Wangan Highway

    The Wangan Highway

    1 1984 HD

    Based on the novel of the same name by Yoshio Kataoka.

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  • 1979
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    No More Easy Life

    No More Easy Life

    7 1979 HD

    Mariko is living the life of a typical Japanese college student in the 70's, spending far more of her time balancing boyfriends and part-time jobs...

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  • 1982
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    The Rape

    The Rape

    4 1982 HD

    Yahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the logistics of the police, hospital, and criminal justice...

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  • 1982
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    The Rape

    The Rape

    4 1982 HD

    Yahagi Michiko is accosted and raped walking home one evening. From there she maneuvers the logistics of the police, hospital, and criminal justice...

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  • 1981
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    Love Letter

    Love Letter

    4.4 1981 HD

    Yuko is in love with an old poet who happens to be also a married man. She waits patiently for him and only him, yet she is constantly being lust by...

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  • 1984
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    The Wangan Highway

    The Wangan Highway

    1 1984 HD

    Based on the novel of the same name by Yoshio Kataoka.

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  • 1983
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    The Second Love

    The Second Love

    5.5 1983 HD

    Kazumi - whose sensitivity does not undermine her strength when she handles her second husband's emotional conflicts with the wisdom of an adult....

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  • 1983
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    The Second Love

    The Second Love

    5.5 1983 HD

    Kazumi - whose sensitivity does not undermine her strength when she handles her second husband's emotional conflicts with the wisdom of an adult....

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  • 1982
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    Jealousy Game

    Jealousy Game

    5.2 1982 HD

    Set in the wilderness of Hokkaido, the story of a couple in their 30s and a couple in their 20s is drawn, and the subtle emotions of the two men and...

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  • 1973
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    A Japanese Demon

    A Japanese Demon

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    A Japanese Demon

    A Japanese Demon

    1 1973 HD

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  • 1973
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    A Japanese Demon

    A Japanese Demon

    1 1973 HD

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  • 2003
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    My Grandpa

    My Grandpa

    6.8 2003 HD

    Kenzo was behind bars for killing a gangster. Upon his release, he goes to live with his son, whose marriage is on the rocks. His 14-year-old...

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  • 2000
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    The Crossing

    The Crossing

    6 2000 HD

    14-year-old Takuya lives in a rural town near mountains and rivers. His 29-year-old uncle Koji works as a graphic designer in urban Tokyo. Koji's...

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  • 2011
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    Mad Sultry Sisters

    Mad Sultry Sisters

    1 2011 HD

    One day, Yoko visits her long-distance lover on a whim, but finds her older sister Mikiko sleeping in his bed. Brokenhearted, Yoko begins a...

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  • 1971
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    The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

    1 1971 HD

    A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

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  • 1971
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    The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

    1 1971 HD

    A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

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  • 1971
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    The Gentle Japanese

    The Gentle Japanese

    1 1971 HD

    A survivor of the tragic mass suicides on Tokashiki Island in 1945 falls in love with a near-mute motorcycle engineer.

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