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Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Director · b. 1978 · Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

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.

Movies3

  • Movie7.4

    Happy Hour

    2015 · 96 votes

  • Movie5.5
  • Movie6.8

    Like Nothing Happened

    何食わぬ顔

    2003 · 4 votes

Series2

  • TV7.1

    The Oscars

    1953 · 85 votes

  • TV