Ryusuke Hamaguchi
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.
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 1978-12-16 · Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Known for
- Drive My Car (2021) — Screenplay
- Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) — Director
- Evil Does Not Exist (2023) — Editor
- Asako I & II (2018) — Director
- Wife of a Spy (2020) — Screenplay
- Happy Hour (2015) — Yuzawa
- The Oscars (1953) — Self
- All of a Sudden (2026) — Director
- Passion (2008) — Director
- Heaven Is Still Far Away (2016) — Director
- Touching the Skin of Eeriness (2013) — Director
- The Depths (2011) — Director
- Intimacies (2013) — Director
- Like Nothing Happened (2003) — Hamaguchi
- I Love Thee for Good (2009) — Director
- Down the Road: The Making of Drive My Car (2022) — Self