Higashi Yoichi
Selective Filmography:
1969: The Okinawan Islands (d)
1973: Spiritual, Awakening
1980: Natsuko
1981: Manon
1982: The Rape
1986: Metamorphosis
1992: The River with no Bridge
1995: Village of dreams
2000: The Crossing
2003: Ma Grandpa
2004: The Crying Wind
2010: Wandering Home
2016: Someone’s Xylophone
Selection:
Higashi Yoichi was born in 1934 in Wakayama. He falls in love with cinema at a very early age thanks to his father and develops a fascination for French Cinema later on thanks to a teacher. He becomes a teacher at Waseda University in 1954, but he keeps his passion for cinema. He joins Iwanami production company in 1962 and directs his first short movie in 1965. His debut feature is The Gentle Japanese in 1971.
