Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
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.
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Acting (4 movies)
Directing (25 movies)
Solaris
2007
Friend of the Night
2005
Beginning
2005
Go to the Movies
2001
Passion
2008
The Depths
2011
The Sound of Waves
2012
Intimacies
2012
Storytellers
2013
Voices from the Waves - Kesennuma
2013
Happy Hour
2015
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
2013
I Love Thee for Good
2009
Like Nothing Happened
2003
Asako I & II
2018
Voices from the Waves - Shinchimachi
2013
Heaven Is Still Far Away
2016
Evil Does Not Exist
2023
GIFT
2023
Dance with OJ
2015
Like Nothing Happened
2003
Attack
2006
Scent of Memories
2006
Drive My Car
2021
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
2021
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Go to the Movies | 2001 | Screenplay |
| Like Nothing Happened | 2003 | Writer |
| Like Nothing Happened | 2003 | Writer |
| Beginning | 2005 | Screenplay |
| Friend of the Night | 2005 | Screenplay |
| Solaris | 2007 | Writer |
| Passion | 2008 | Writer |
| The Depths | 2011 | Writer |
| Intimacies | 2012 | Screenplay |
| Touching the Skin of Eeriness | 2013 | Producer |
| Happy Hour | 2015 | Writer |
| Heaven Is Still Far Away | 2016 | Writer |
| Asako I & II | 2018 | Screenplay |
| Wife of a Spy | 2020 | Screenplay |
| Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy | 2021 | Writer |
| Drive My Car | 2021 | Screenplay |
| GIFT | 2023 | Writer |
| Evil Does Not Exist | 2023 | Screenplay |