Directing
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Directing · Born 1978-12-16 · 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.
Credits · 23
FilmAll of a Sudden
2026 · Director
FilmEvil Does Not Exist
2023 · Editor
FilmGIFT
2023 · Director
FilmDown the Road: The Making of Drive My Car
2022 · Self
FilmDrive My Car
2021 · Screenplay
FilmWheel of Fortune and Fantasy
2021 · Director
FilmWife of a Spy
2020 · Screenplay
FilmAsako I & II
2018 · Director
FilmHeaven Is Still Far Away
2016 · Director
FilmHappy Hour
2015 · Yuzawa
FilmTouching the Skin of Eeriness
2013 · Director
FilmVoices from the Waves - Kesennuma
2013 · Director
FilmVoices from the Waves - Shinchimachi
2013 · Director
FilmIntimacies
2013 · Director
FilmThe Sound of Waves
2012 · Director
FilmThe Depths
2011 · Director
FilmI Love Thee for Good
2009 · Director
FilmPassion
2008 · Director
FilmSolaris
2007 · Director
Le Cercle
2005 · Self
FilmLike Nothing Happened
2003 · Hamaguchi
FilmLike Nothing Happened
2003 · Director
The Oscars
1953 · Self