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.
KNOWN FOR
Still Life of Memories
2018
XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss
2015
Love and Treachery
2011
A Cappella
2016
In the Mood for Melville
2017
Kill Okiharu's Tears
2026
Strawberry Shortcakes
2006
Sakura
2020
March Comes In Like a Lion
1991
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects
2000
The Place Where the Sun Sits
2014
Sweet Little Lies
2010