Yōichi Higashi
Film director
1934 –
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Who is Yōichi Higashi?
Yōichi Higashi 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.
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- Born
- Nov 14, 1934
Wakayama - Also known as
- Higashi Yoichi
- ひがし よういち
- 東 陽一
- 東ヨーイチ
- Nationality
- Japan
- Profession
- Education
- Waseda University
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on July 23, 2013
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