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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Filmography
Cast Credits
Down the Road: The Making of Drive My Car
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2022
No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2020
Happy Hour
Character: Yuzawa
MOVIE • 2015
Le Cercle
Character: Self
TV • 2005
Like Nothing Happened
Character: Hamaguchi
MOVIE • 2003
Like Nothing Happened
Character:
MOVIE • 2003
The Oscars
Character: Self
TV • 1953
Crew
Crew Credits
Evil Does Not Exist
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2023
Evil Does Not Exist
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2023
Evil Does Not Exist
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
GIFT
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
GIFT
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2023
Drive My Car
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2021
Drive My Car
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2021
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2021
Wife of a Spy
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2020
Asako I & II
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2018
Asako I & II
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2018
Heaven Is Still Far Away
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2016
Heaven Is Still Far Away
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2016
Heaven Is Still Far Away
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2016
Happy Hour
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015
Happy Hour
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2015
Dance with OJ
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2015
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2013
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2013