Hitoshi Yazaki

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Male

Birthday 1956-11-20 (68 years old)

Place of Birth Minamikoma, Yamanashi, Japan

Also Known As やざき ひとし

Hitoshi Yazaki

Biography

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

Director

2025
As For Me

as Director

2020
Sakura

as Director

2018
2016
A Cappella

as Director

2015
XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss

as Director

2012
1+1=11

as Director

2011
Love and Treachery

as Director

2010
Sweet Little Lies

as Director

2006
2006
Have a Nice Day

as Director

1980
Afternoon Breezes

as Director

1979
Back of Happy Street

as Assistant Director

1977
冬の光

as Director

1977
Yumeko's Death

as Assistant Director

1975
裏窓

as Director

Writer

2020
Sakura

as Writer

2012
1+1=11

as Screenplay

2011
Love and Treachery

as Screenplay

2006
Have a Nice Day

as Writer

1980
Afternoon Breezes

as Screenplay

Art

1977
Yumeko's Death

as Production Design

Producer

1983
SEARCH

as Producer

Actor