Hitoshi Yazaki (born November 11,1956) is a Japanese director and writer.
He studied directing at Nihon University. Before he started to direct, he worked with Nagasaki Shunichi and Ishii Sogo. His feature film Kazetachi no gogo/Afternoon Breezes (1980) was screened with great success at the film festivals in Edinburgh and Montreal and at the New York Gay Film Festival. He also had a lot of success with March Comes in Like a Lion.
Hitoshi Yazaki Biography / Wiki
| Name | Hitoshi Yazaki |
| Also Know | 矢崎ä»å¸, ã‚„ã–ã ã²ã¨ã— |
| Gender | Male |
| Known For | Directing |
| Place of Birth | Kajikazawa-cho, Minamikoma District, Yamanashi, Japan |
| Date of Birth | 1956-11-20 |
| Age(as in 2022) | 65 |
| Deathday |
Hitoshi Yazaki Acting Movies
| Movie Name | Character | Release Date | Overview |
| In the Mood for Melville | Himself | 2017-12-15 | Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema…. |
Hitoshi Yazaki Directing Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Sweet Little Lies | Director | 2010-03-13 | A husband and wife, who have not had sex in three years, both fall into extra-marital affairs…. |
| Strawberry Shortcakes | Director | 2006-09-23 | Follows the ups and downs of four female friends in Tokyo looking for love and trying to cope with the responsibilities in their lives…. |
| March Comes in Like a Lion | Director | 1991-04-13 | The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are…they are brother and sister, … |
| The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects | Director | 2000-11-11 | Two girls, one from Germany, the other from Japan meet and become friends in London, but soon discover things aren’t what they seem…. |
| Have a Nice Day | Director | 2006-10-21 | Compilation film featuring short works from directors Hitoshi Yasaki (“Short Cakes”), Yuki Tanada (scriptwriter “Sakuran,” “Tsuki to Cherry”), Hiroyuk… |
| Afternoon Breezes | Director | 1980-12-11 | Natsuko’s co-worker Etsuko asks her how she feels about men. “Not for me,” she says, “I won’t degrade myself.” Based on an actual newspaper story, Aft… |
| Love and Treachery | Director | 2011-01-22 | Kyosuke, an editor at a publishing company, keeps his concerns about his stagnant relationship with his wife hidden. As he struggles with his feelings… |
| The Place Where the Sun Sits | Director | 2014-10-04 | Former high school classmates, now adults, hold jealous thoughts, hidden intentions and lust for revenge. Graduates from a high school have held reuni… |
| A Cappella | Director | 2016-03-26 | Set in the year 1969 in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Kyoko Noma is a loving female high school student who takes part in campus protests. One da… |
| Still Life of Memories | Director | 2018-07-21 | Haruma is an up-and-coming photographer who is getting full exposure at a photo exhibition in a Tokyo photo gallery. Rei, a beautiful curator at the Y… |
| XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss | Director | 2015-09-05 | Five stories of romance, farewells, bitter love and stolen kisses…… |
| 1+1=11 | Director | 2012-12-14 | An ensemble drama in which the lives of 25 people intersect, inspired by Yamanaka Sadao’s classic film {Humanity and Paper Balloons}. Various men and … |
| Sakura | Director | 2020-11-13 | Three siblings share a home with their parents living a happy life. The oldest one is good-looking guy, which is something of a contrast from his youn… |
| Back of Happy Street | Assistant Director | 1979-06-21 | A journalist, his pyromaniac girlfriend, and an ex-baseball player team up to rip off a gangster, with violent consequences…. |
| Yumeko’s Death | Assistant Director | 1977-06-29 | The first 16mm film to depict the terrorism and betrayal of a public security spy, set against a backdrop of internal strife. One of the origins of Na… |
| 冬ã®å…‰ | Director | 1977-01-01 | Yazaki’s characteristic relentless depiction of this and that, albeit with some technical problems, shows a fervour that tries to fit into a single, c… |
| è£çª“ | Director | 1975-01-01 | 『è£çª“〠is a play on the name of the person who shoots himself with a bistol every morning. The two men take it in turns to face themselves with … |
Hitoshi Yazaki Production Movies
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| SEARCH | Producer | 1983-04-27 | A man who has lost his memory returns to his hometown and encounter several people from his past and present…. |
Writing
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects | Writer | 2000-11-11 | Two girls, one from Germany, the other from Japan meet and become friends in London, but soon discover things aren’t what they seem…. |
| The Place Where the Sun Sits | Screenplay | 2014-10-04 | Former high school classmates, now adults, hold jealous thoughts, hidden intentions and lust for revenge. Graduates from a high school have held reuni… |
| Afternoon Breezes | Screenplay | 1980-12-11 | Natsuko’s co-worker Etsuko asks her how she feels about men. “Not for me,” she says, “I won’t degrade myself.” Based on an actual newspaper story, Aft… |
| March Comes in Like a Lion | Writer | 1991-04-13 | The film begins with some Polaroids of a young boy and a young girl. A female voice over tells us who these people are…they are brother and sister, … |
| Love and Treachery | Screenplay | 2011-01-22 | Kyosuke, an editor at a publishing company, keeps his concerns about his stagnant relationship with his wife hidden. As he struggles with his feelings… |
| 1+1=11 | Screenplay | 2012-12-14 | An ensemble drama in which the lives of 25 people intersect, inspired by Yamanaka Sadao’s classic film {Humanity and Paper Balloons}. Various men and … |
| Have a Nice Day | Writer | 2006-10-21 | Compilation film featuring short works from directors Hitoshi Yasaki (“Short Cakes”), Yuki Tanada (scriptwriter “Sakuran,” “Tsuki to Cherry”), Hiroyuk… |
| Sakura | Writer | 2020-11-13 | Three siblings share a home with their parents living a happy life. The oldest one is good-looking guy, which is something of a contrast from his youn… |
Other Info
| Movie Name | Job | Release Date | Overview |
| Yumeko’s Death | Production Design | 1977-06-29 | The first 16mm film to depict the terrorism and betrayal of a public security spy, set against a backdrop of internal strife. One of the origins of Na… |
| SEARCH | Production Design | 1982-01-01 | … |
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