As Director, As Writer
Evil Does Not Exist
2023
6.7
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Acting
Birth date
December 16, 1978
Birth place
Kanagawa, Japan
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. IMDb mini bio by yusufpiskin
Featured in
As Director, As Writer
Drive My Car
2021
7.4
As Director, As Writer
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
2021
7.2
As Writer
Wife of a Spy
2020
6.7
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Asako I & II
2018
6.8
As Director, As Writer
Happy Hour
2015
7.4
As Director
Touching the Skin of Eeriness
2013
5.7
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The Depths
2011
6.2
As Director
I Love Thee for Good
2009
6.0
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Passion
2008
6.1
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Solaris
2007
4.0
As Actor, As Director, As Writer
Like Nothing Happened
2003
6.8