Hitoshi Yazaki

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Directing

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.

Filmography

• Kill Okiharu's Tears (2026)
• As for Me (2025)
• Sakura (2020)
• Still Life of Memories (2018)
• In the Mood for Melville (2017)
• A Cappella (2016)
• XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss (2015)
• The Place Where the Sun Sits (2014)
• 1+1=11 (2012)
• Love and Treachery (2011)
• Sweet Little Lies (2010)
• Have a Nice Day (2006)
• Strawberry Shortcakes (2006)
• The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects (2000)
• March Comes In Like a Lion (1991)
• SEARCH (1983)
• Afternoon Breezes (1980)
• Back of Happy Street (1979)
• Yumeko's Death (1977)
• 冬の光 (1977)
• 裏窓 (1975)