Yōichi Higashi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Yōichi Higashi

film director

Date of Birth: 14-Nov-1934

Place of Birth: Wakayama Prefecture, Japan

Profession: screenwriter, film director, film editor

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Yoichi Higashi (???, Higashi Yoichi) 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.