Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Director
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.
Born1978-12-16
Place of BirthKawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Known For
7.4
Drive My Car
Drama
7.2
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
DramaRomance
6.8
Evil Does Not Exist
Drama
6.8
Asako I & II
DramaRomance
10.0
All of a Sudden
Drama
7.4
Happy Hour
Drama
6.3
Passion
Drama
6.6
Intimacies
Drama
6.0
Voices from the Waves - Shinchimachi
Documentary
7.0
The Sound of Waves
Documentary
5.7
I Love Thee for Good
DramaRomance
5.9
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
DramaMystery
5.4
The Depths
Drama
6.6
Heaven Is Still Far Away
DramaFantasy
6.8
Like Nothing Happened
Drama
Walden
Our Apprenticeship
DramaRomance
6.0
Like Nothing Happened
Drama
Scent of Memories
4.0
Solaris
DramaSci-Fi
7.0
Voices from the Waves - Kesennuma
Documentary
Go to the Movies
Drama
9.0
GIFT
Drama
Attack
Drama