Yoichi HIGASHI

Yoichi HIGASHI, born in 1934, studied at Waseda University and began his film career at Iwanami Productions. In 1969 he made his feature film debut OKINAWA ISLANDS. He won the Mainichi Award in 1993 with A RIVER WITH NO BRIDGE and his film VILLAGE OF DREAMS won the Silver Bear at the 1996 Berlinale.