Hitoshi Yazaki
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 20, 1956, Minamikoma, Yamanashi, Japan
- Movies
- 19
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2017 | In the Mood for Melville | Self |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2026 | Kill Okiharu's Tears | Director |
| 2025 | As for Me | Director |
| 2020 | Sakura | Writer, Director |
| 2018 | Still Life of Memories | Director |
| 2016 | A Cappella | Director |
| 2015 | XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss | Director |
| 2014 | The Place Where the Sun Sits | Director, Screenplay |
| 2012 | 1+1=11 | Director, Screenplay |
| 2011 | Love and Treachery | Director, Screenplay |
| 2010 | Sweet Little Lies | Director |
| 2006 | Have a Nice Day | Director, Writer |
| 2006 | Strawberry Shortcakes | Director |
| 2000 | The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects | Director, Writer |
| 1991 | March Comes In Like a Lion | Director, Writer |
| 1983 | SEARCH | Producer |
| 1980 | Afternoon Breezes | Director, Screenplay |
| 1977 | 冬の光 | Director |
| 1975 | 裏窓 | Director |
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