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Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

Writer, Director, Editor, Actor, Producer, Additional Credits
Born December 16, 1978 (45 years)
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
Known For
  • Drive My Car
  • Evil Does Not Exist
  • Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
  • Asako I & II
  • Wife of a Spy
  • Happy Hour
  • Passion
  • The Depths
  • Storytellers

Filmography

2023
Evil Does Not Exist · as Screenplay
2021
Drive My Car · as Screenplay
2021
2020
2018
Asako I & II · as Screenplay
2015
2012
Intimacies · as Screenplay
2010
2008

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