Portrait of Hitoshi Yazaki

Directing

Hitoshi Yazaki

Career

Active from 1975 to 2026, with a break from 1981 to 1990, busiest in 2006 with 2 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for March Comes In Like a Lion
March Comes In Like a Lion
GoodWatch score66/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 3 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.1 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.4 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Hitoshi Yazaki Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    2.7, average 4.8
  • Violence
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Historical
    1.0, average 2.6
  • Satire & Parody
    1.0, average 2.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Japanese Drama 3
  • Adultery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

20
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

3 titles
Kill Okiharu's Tears
Kill Okiharu's Tears (2026)

Director

As for Me
As for Me (2025)

Director

Sakura
Sakura (2020)

Director, Writer

2010s

7 titles ยท average score 51
Still Life of Memories
Still Life of Memories (2018)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

A Cappella
A Cappella (2016)

Director

XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss
XXX Kiss Kiss Kiss (2015)

Director

The Place Where the Sun Sits
The Place Where the Sun Sits (2014)

Screenplay, Director

1+1=11
1+1=11 (2012)

Director, Screenplay

Love and Treachery
Love and Treachery (2011)

Screenplay, Director

Sweet Little Lies
Sweet Little Lies (2010)
GoodWatch score 56

Director

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 64
Strawberry Shortcakes
Strawberry Shortcakes (2006)
GoodWatch score 64

Director

Have a Nice Day
Have a Nice Day (2006)

Director, Writer

The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects
The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects (2000)

Director, Writer

1990s

1 title ยท average score 66
March Comes In Like a Lion
March Comes In Like a Lion (1991)
GoodWatch score 66

Writer, Director

1980s

2 titles
SEARCH
SEARCH (1983)

Producer

Afternoon Breezes
Afternoon Breezes (1980)

Screenplay, Director

1970s

4 titles
Back of Happy Street
Back of Happy Street (1979)

Assistant Director

Yumeko's Death
Yumeko's Death (1977)

Production Design, Assistant Director

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Director

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Director