Hitoshi Yazaki
Know for: Directing
Born: 1956-11-20
Place of birth: Minamikoma, Yamanashi, Japan
Also know as:
In the Mood for Melville (2017)
Various directors and film critics discuss Jean-Pierre Melville’s importance and influence in the world of cinema.
Sweet Little Lies (2010)
A husband and wife, who have not had sex in three years, both fall into extra-marital affairs.
Strawberry Shortcakes (2006)
Follows the ups and downs of four female friends in Tokyo looking for love and trying to cope with the responsibilities in their lives.
Sakura (2020)
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...
March Comes In Like a Lion (1991)
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 (2000)
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 Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects (2000)
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 (2006)
Compilation film featuring short works from directors Hitoshi Yasaki ("Short Cakes"), Yuki Tanada (scriptwriter "Sakuran," "Tsuki to Cherry"),...
裏窓 (1975)
『裏窓』 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...
冬の光 (1977)
Yazaki's characteristic relentless depiction of this and that, albeit with some technical problems, shows a fervour that tries to fit into a single,...
Afternoon Breezes (1980)
Two young girls, Mitsu and Natsuko, share the same apartment. Natsuko is Lesbian and secretly in love with Mitsu. But Mitsu is heterosexual and has a...
Love and Treachery (2011)
Kyosuke, an editor at a publishing company, keeps his concerns about his stagnant relationship with his wife hidden. As he struggles with his...
The Place Where the Sun Sits (2014)
Former high school classmates, now adults, hold jealous thoughts, hidden intentions and lust for revenge. Graduates from a high school have held...
The Place Where the Sun Sits (2014)
Former high school classmates, now adults, hold jealous thoughts, hidden intentions and lust for revenge. Graduates from a high school have held...
A Cappella (2016)
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...
Still Life of Memories (2018)
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...
Afternoon Breezes (1980)
Two young girls, Mitsu and Natsuko, share the same apartment. Natsuko is Lesbian and secretly in love with Mitsu. But Mitsu is heterosexual and has a...
March Comes In Like a Lion (1991)
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 (2011)
Kyosuke, an editor at a publishing company, keeps his concerns about his stagnant relationship with his wife hidden. As he struggles with his...
1+1=11 (2012)
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...
XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss (2015)
Five stories of romance, farewells, bitter love and stolen kisses...
1+1=11 (2012)
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 (2006)
Compilation film featuring short works from directors Hitoshi Yasaki ("Short Cakes"), Yuki Tanada (scriptwriter "Sakuran," "Tsuki to Cherry"),...
Sakura (2020)
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...
Back of Happy Street (1979)
A journalist, his pyromaniac girlfriend, and an ex-baseball player team up to rip off a gangster, with violent consequences.
Yumeko's Death (1977)
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...
SEARCH (1983)
A man who has lost his memory returns to his hometown and encounter several people from his past and present.
Yumeko's Death (1977)
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...