Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Directing
Ryusuke 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.
Known for
Directing29
movieAll of a Sudden
2026
Director
movieEvil Does Not Exist
2023
Director
movieGIFT
2023
Director
movieWalden
2022
Director
movieDrive My Car
2021
Director
movieAsako I & II
2018
Director
movieHappy Hour
2015
Director
movieStorytellers
2013
Director
movieIntimacies
2013
Director
movieThe Sound of Waves
2012
Director
movieThe Depths
2011
Director
movieI Love Thee for Good
2009
Director
moviesecond coming
2008
Assistant Director
moviePassion
2008
Director
movieSolaris
2007
Director
movieAttack
2006
Director
Beginning
2005
Director
movieLike Nothing Happened
2003
Director
movieLike Nothing Happened
2003
Director
Writing19
movieAll of a Sudden
2026
Screenplay
movieEvil Does Not Exist
2023
Screenplay
movieGIFT
2023
Writer
movieDrive My Car
2021
Screenplay
movieWife of a Spy
2020
Screenplay
movieAsako I & II
2018
Screenplay
movieHappy Hour
2015
Writer
movieIntimacies
2013
Screenplay
movieThe Depths
2011
Writer
moviePassion
2008
Writer
movieSolaris
2007
Writer
Beginning
2005
Screenplay
Acting7
Editing4
Camera1
movieLike Nothing Happened
2003
Director of Photography