YĆichi Higashi
Directing
YĆichi Higashi (æ±éœäž Higashi YĆichi) 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.
Behind the camera
2016Somebody's Xylophone
Director & Screenplay
2011Mad Sultry Sisters
Director & Writer
2010Wandering Home
Director & Screenplay
2010Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer
Director & Writer
2004The Crying Wind
Director
2003My Grandpa
Director & Screenplay
2000The Crossing
Director & Screenplay
1996Village of Dreams
Director & Writer
1992The River with No Bridge
Director & Screenplay
1988A Tale of Happiness
Director
1986Metamorphosis
Director
1984The Wangan Highway
Director & Screenplay
1983The Second Love
Director & Screenplay
1982The Rape
Director & Writer
1982Jealousy Game
Director
1981Manon
Director & Screenplay
1981Love Letter
Director
1980Four Seasons: Natsuko
Director
1979No More Easy Life
Director & Screenplay
1978Third Base
Director
1973A Japanese Demon
Director & Screenplay
1971The Gentle Japanese
Director & Screenplay
1969Okinawa Islands
Director