Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Born
- December 16, 1978 (47 years old)
- Place of birth
- Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Biography
Ryusuke Hamaguchi (born 16 December 1978) 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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Known for
Filmography
- —Our ApprenticeshipOur ApprenticeshipFilm · Director, Writer
- —WaldenWaldenFilm · Director
- 2026All of a SuddenFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 8.0
- 2023Evil Does Not ExistFilm · Editor, Screenplay, Director★ 6.8
- 2023GIFTFilm · Director, Writer
- 2021Drive My CarFilm · Screenplay, Director★ 7.4
- 2021Wheel of Fortune and FantasyFilm · Director, Writer★ 7.2
- 2020Wife of a SpyFilm · Screenplay★ 6.7
- 2018Asako I & IIFilm · Director, Screenplay★ 6.8
- 2016Heaven Is Still Far AwayFilm · Director, Writer, Editor
- 2015Happy HourFilm · Director, Writer★ 7.4
- 2015Dance with OJDance with OJFilm · Director
- 2013Touching the Skin of EerinessFilm · Director, Producer
- 2013StorytellersFilm · Director
- 2013Voices from the Waves - KesennumaFilm · Director
- 2013Voices from the Waves - ShinchimachiFilm · Director
- 2013IntimaciesFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 2012The Sound of WavesFilm · Director
- 2011The DepthsFilm · Director, Writer
- 2009I Love Thee for GoodFilm · Director
- 2008second comingFilm · Assistant Director
- 2008PassionFilm · Director, Writer★ 6.3
- 2007SolarisFilm · Director, Writer
- 2006AttackFilm · Director
- 2006Scent of MemoriesScent of MemoriesFilm · Director
- 2005Friend of the NightFriend of the NightFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 2005BeginningBeginningFilm · Director, Screenplay
- 2003Like Nothing HappenedFilm · Director, Writer, Editor
- 2003Like Nothing HappenedFilm · Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 2001Go to the MoviesGo to the MoviesFilm · Director, Screenplay