Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Birthday: 1978-12-16
Place of Birth: Kanagawa, Japan
Biography: Ryūsuke 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. IMDb mini bio by yusufpiskin
Movies
Happy Hour
Four women in their thirties reevaluate their relationships, both shared and private, after a startl...
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Down the Road: The Making of Drive My Car
Spanning locations in Tokyo, Hiroshima, and Hokkaido and featuring interviews with cast members and ...
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Like Nothing Happened
Some youths interact at a bar, a horse race and a bowling alley. A girl who has been visiting from o...
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Like Nothing Happened
A maiden work by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, and the origin to his later masterpieces “Passion” (2008), the 2...
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No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation
Conversation between director Kiyoshi Kurosawa and filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi, recorded in 2020....
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