Yôichi Takabayashi was born on 29 April 1931 in Nishizin, Kyoto, Japan. He was a director and writer, known for Gaki zôshi (1973), Honjin satsujin jiken (1975) and İrezumi: Dövmenin Ruhu (1982). He died on 15 July 2012 in Kyoto, Japan.