Ryusuke Hamaguchi is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. Hamaguchi, a graduate of Tokyo University and Tokyo University of Arts, attracted attention in his country with the movie Passion (2008), which he shot for his graduation.
Hamaguchi first gained international recognition with the film Happy Hour (2015) and followed it up with Asako I & II (2018).
He released two films in 2021, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and Drive My Car, receiving three Academy Award nominations for the latter, including Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, and Best International Feature.
He is the third Japanese director to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.
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Four women in their thirties reevaluate their relationships, both shared and private, after a startl...
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Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears....
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It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife...
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Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of h...
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An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told i...
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Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabita...
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Recent movies
| # | Name | Character | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evil Does Not Exist (2023) | Director / Writer | 6.5 | |
| 2 | Drive My Car (2021) | Director / Writer | 8.1 | |
| 3 | Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 4 | Wife of a Spy (2020) | Director / Writer | 4 | |
| 5 | Asako I & II (2018) | Director / Writer | 7 | |
| 6 | Happy Hour (2015) | Director / Writer | - | - |
