Yōichi Higashi

Summary

Yōichi Higashi is a human^[1]. He was born in Wakayama Prefecture^[2]. He was born on November 14, 1934^[3]. He passed away in Tokyo^[4]. He died on January 21, 2026^[5]. He worked as a film director^[6], screenwriter^[7], and film editor^[8]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[9]

Key Facts

• Yōichi Higashi's place of birth was Wakayama Prefecture^[2].
• Yōichi Higashi passed away in Tokyo^[4].
• Yōichi Higashi was born on November 14, 1934^[3].
• Yōichi Higashi died on January 21, 2026^[5].
• Yōichi Higashi held citizenship in Japan^[10].
• Yōichi Higashi worked as a film director^[6].
• Yōichi Higashi worked as a screenwriter^[7].
• Yōichi Higashi worked as a film editor^[8].
• Yōichi Higashi was educated at Waseda University^[11].
• Yōichi Higashi received the Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award^[12].
• Yōichi Higashi received the Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director^[13].
• Yōichi Higashi is recorded as male^[14].
• Yōichi Higashi's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Yōichi Higashi's family name is recorded as Higashi^[16].
• Yōichi Higashi's given name is recorded as Yōichi^[17].
• Yōichi Higashi's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Japanese^[18].
• Yōichi Higashi's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '東陽一'}^[19].
• Yōichi Higashi's name in kana is recorded as ひがし よういち^[20].
• Yōichi Higashi's related category is recorded as Category:Films directed by Yōichi Higashi^[21].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[22]

• Began / founded: 1934-11-14^[23]

• MusicBrainz ID: 7a3576b9-ef8f-4eeb-9435-fe9b25095038^[24]

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Origins and Family

Born in Wakayama Prefecture^[2], Yōichi Higashi… he was born on November 14, 1934^[3].

Education

Yōichi Higashi's education included a stint at Waseda University^[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include film director^[6], screenwriter^[7], and film editor^[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award^[12], an award^[25], in Japan^[26], founded in 1960^[27] and Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director^[13], a class of award^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1988^[30].

Death and Burial

Yōichi Higashi died on January 21, 2026^[5]. He passed away in Tokyo^[4].

Why It Matters

Yōichi Higashi ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #7,276 of 1,000,298).^[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] He is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

FAQs

Where was Yōichi Higashi born?

Yōichi Higashi was born in Wakayama Prefecture^[2].

Where did Yōichi Higashi die?

Yōichi Higashi passed away in Tokyo^[4].

What did Yōichi Higashi do for work?

Yōichi Higashi worked as film director^[6], screenwriter^[7], and film editor^[8].

Where did Yōichi Higashi go to school?

Yōichi Higashi was educated at Waseda University^[11].

What awards did Yōichi Higashi receive?

Honors received include Directors Guild of Japan New Directors Award^[12] and Nikkan Sports Film Award for Best Director^[13].