YÅ ichi Higashi (æ ±é™½ä¸€, Higashi YÅ ichi) 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.
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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