Yōichi Higashi
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Yōichi Higashi (東陽一 Higashi Yōichi) 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.
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The Rape (1982)
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Village of Dreams (1996)
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Metamorphosis (1986)
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Third Base (1978)
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Love Letter (1981)
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A Tale of Happiness (1988)
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Manon (1981)
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Four Seasons: Natsuko (1980)
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The Second Love (1983)
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Somebody's Xylophone (2016)
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Mad Sultry Sisters (2011)
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No More Easy Life (1979)
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Wandering Home (2010)
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Nurse Natsuko's Hot Summer (2010)
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The River with No Bridge (1992)
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Jealousy Game (1982)
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My Grandpa (2003)
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The Gentle Japanese (1971)
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The Wangan Highway (1984)
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The Crossing (2000)
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A Japanese Demon (1973)
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The Crying Wind (2004)
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Okinawa Islands (1969)
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