Hitoshi Yazaki

Born in 1956 in Yamanashi, he studied directing at Nippon University. He broke through in 1992 with a lyrical film about incest, but has been mostly silent since then. Strawberry Shortcakes is a great comeback with which Yazaki has won much acclaim.

Filmography:

Kaze tachi no gogo (Afternoon Breezes, 1980)
Sangatsu no raion (March Comes in Like a Lion, 1991)
Hana wo tsumu shôjo to mushi wo korosu shôjo (The Girl Who Picks Flowers and the Girl Who Kills Insects, 2000)
Strawberry Shortcakes (2006)
Movies:

Strawberry Shortcakes