As Director, As Writer
Wandering Home
2010
6.2
Yōichi Higashi
Directing
Born
November 14, 1934
Place of Birth
Nokami, Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan
Biography
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.
The Filmography
As Director
The Crying Wind
2004
5.7
As Director, As Writer
My Grandpa
2003
6.8
As Director, As Writer
The Crossing
2000
6.0
As Director, As Writer
Village of Dreams
1996
6.3
As Director, As Writer
The River with No Bridge
1992
6.0
As Director
A Tale of Happiness
1988
4.6
As Director
Metamorphosis
1986
5.2
As Director, As Writer
The Second Love
1983
5.5
As Director
Jealousy Game
1982
5.3
As Director, As Writer
The Rape
1982
4.1
As Director
Love Letter
1981
4.0
As Director
Four Seasons: Natsuko
1980
6.2
As Director, As Writer
No More Easy Life
1979
7.0
As Director
Third Base
1978
6.2