Biography
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.
Directed 22
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
GIFT
Director
- 2021
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Heaven Is Still Far Away
Director
- 2015
- 2013
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
Director
Storytellers
Director
Voices from the Waves - Kesennuma
Director
Voices from the Waves - Shinchimachi
Director
Intimacies
Director
- 2012
The Sound of Waves
Director
- 2011
The Depths
Director
2000s
- 2009
I Love Thee for Good
Director
- 2008
second coming
Assistant Director
Passion
Director
- 2007
Solaris
Director
- 2006
Attack
Director
- 2003
Like Nothing Happened
Director
Like Nothing Happened
Director
Wrote 15
2020s
- 2026
- 2023
GIFT
Writer
- 2021
- 2020
2010s
- 2018
- 2016
Heaven Is Still Far Away
Writer
- 2015
- 2013
Intimacies
Screenplay
- 2011
The Depths
Writer
2000s
- 2008
Passion
Writer
- 2007
Solaris
Writer
- 2003
Like Nothing Happened
Writer
Like Nothing Happened
Writer
Edited 4
2020s
- 2023
2010s
- 2016
Heaven Is Still Far Away
Editor
2000s
- 2003
Like Nothing Happened
Editor
Like Nothing Happened
Editor
Acted in 3
2010s
- 2015
2000s
- 2003
Like Nothing Happened
Hamaguchi
Like Nothing Happened
Movie
Produced 1
2010s
- 2013
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
Producer
Camera 1
2000s
- 2003
Like Nothing Happened
Director of Photography
Appearances4
2020s
- 2022
No Boundaries: A Cure Conversation
Self
Down the Road: The Making of Drive My Car
Self
2000s
- 2005
Le Cercle
Self · 1 episode
1950s
- 1953
