Directed credits
12
Active
Regular directing credits.
Director
Hitoshi Yazaki
Directing
Career Snapshot
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1.2
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Directed movies: 12Directed series: 0All crew credits: 14
TMDB ID: 589921
IMDb ID: nm0946937
Known for: Directing
Born: November 20, 1956
Age: 69
Place of birth: Minamikoma, Yamanashi, Japan
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1980 - 2025
Years active: 46
Average TMDB rating: 6
Wikidata: Q11584087
Also known as
やざき ひとし
Frequent jobs
Director (12)Screenplay (1)Writer (1)
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.
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Hitoshi Yazaki.
7.0
As for Me
Director
2025 Movie
4.1
Still Life of Memories
Director
2018 Movie
5.1
A Cappella
Director
2016 Movie
6.8
XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss
Director
2015 Movie
7.5
The Place Where the Sun Sits
Director
2014 Movie
4.5
Love and Treachery
Director
2011 Movie
5.2
Sweet Little Lies
Director
2010 Movie
Have a Nice Day
Director
2006 Movie
5.6
Strawberry Shortcakes
Director
2006 Movie
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects
Director
2000 Movie
6.4
March Comes In Like a Lion
Director
1991 Movie
5.4
Afternoon Breezes
Director
1980 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Hitoshi Yazaki.
4.1
Still Life of Memories
Director
2018 Movie
5.1
A Cappella
Director
2016 Movie
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects
Director
2000 Movie
4.5
Love and Treachery
Director
2011 Movie
5.2
Sweet Little Lies
Director
2010 Movie
5.6
Strawberry Shortcakes
Director
2006 Movie
6.4
March Comes In Like a Lion
Director
1991 Movie
7.0
As for Me
Director
2025 Movie
8.0
Sakura
Writer
2020 Movie
7.5
The Place Where the Sun Sits
Director
2014 Movie
3.0
In the Mood for Melville
as Self
2017 Movie
Have a Nice Day
Director
2006 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Hitoshi Yazaki.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Hitoshi Yazaki.