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Hitoshi Yazaki
Born November 20, 1956 · Minamikoma, Yamanashi, Japan (age 69)
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 succ…
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A Cappella · 2016A Cappella
★ 5.12016
MovieRomanceDrama
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 day, she meets university student Wataru Domoto in the tea cafe Mubansou ("A Cappella"). Kyoko falls in love with him, but they get involved in an incident that leads to a shocking ending.
Strawberry Shortcakes · 2006Strawberry Shortcakes
★ 5.62006
MovieDrama
Follows the ups and downs of four female friends in Tokyo looking for love and trying to cope with the responsibilities in their lives.
Still Life of Memories · 2018Still Life of Memories
★ 4.12018
MovieDramaRomance
A rising photographer is asked by a mysterious woman to take pictures of her body, engaging both his talent and personal life.
As for Me · 2025As for Me
★ 7.22025
MovieDramaRomance
Kanako, a college senior, is torn between her unreliable ex Keishi and her steady new admirer Yoichi. As Keishi grows close to a freshman named Maiko, and Yoichi’s ex Aiko moves on, Kanako must decide what—and who—she really wants.
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects · 2000The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects
★ 7.02000
MovieDrama
Two girls, one from Germany, the other from Japan meet and become friends in London, but soon discover things aren't what they seem.
Sakura · 2020Sakura
★ 8.02020
MovieDrama
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 younger brother who is at school. The youngest one is the girl and has two brothers to protect her. And then there is Sakura, the family's dog who is always by their side. The fate of this quirky but happy family changes drastically after Hajime, the family's hero-like figure, encounters a tragic accident...
Love and Treachery · 2011Love and Treachery
★ 4.52011
MovieRomanceDrama
Kyosuke, an editor at a publishing company, keeps his concerns about his stagnant relationship with his wife hidden. As he struggles with his feelings, he meets Reika, the lover of an talented up-and-coming novelist, and becomes obsessed with her.
March Comes In Like a Lion · 1991March Comes In Like a Lion
★ 6.61991
MovieDrama
Set in Tokyo, Ice brings her amnesiac older brother Haruo home from the hospital to care for him. He is reluctant to go, until Ice tells him that she is his lover. Since he has no memory of his sister Ice, he obliges her. How long until his memory returns?
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