Director
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Born 1978 · Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
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.
Directed
Drive My Car
Director · 2021
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Director · 2021
Evil Does Not Exist
Director · 2023
Asako I & II
Director · 2018
Happy Hour
Director · 2015
Passion
Director · 2008
Heaven Is Still Far Away
Director · 2016
GIFT
Director · 2023
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
Director · 2013
Intimacies
Director · 2013
Like Nothing Happened
Director · 2003
Voices from the Waves - Kesennuma
Director · 2013
The Sound of Waves
Director · 2012
The Depths
Director · 2011
Like Nothing Happened
Director · 2003
Voices from the Waves - Shinchimachi
Director · 2013
I Love Thee for Good
Director · 2009
Solaris
Director · 2007
Acting
Writing
Drive My Car
Screenplay · 2021
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Writer · 2021
Evil Does Not Exist
Screenplay · 2023
Asako I & II
Screenplay · 2018
Happy Hour
Writer · 2015
Wife of a Spy
Screenplay · 2020
Passion
Writer · 2008
Heaven Is Still Far Away
Writer · 2016
GIFT
Writer · 2023
Intimacies
Screenplay · 2013
Like Nothing Happened
Writer · 2003
The Depths
Writer · 2011