Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

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.

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Ryusuke Hamaguchi Movies

Discover the best movies directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Explore the complete filmography, including critically acclaimed masterpieces, box office hits, and top-rated Ryusuke Hamaguchi films ranked by score.

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Evil Does Not Exist

Evil Does Not Exist (2023)

Drama
Takumi and his young daughter Hana have carved out a quiet existence in Mizubiki Village, nestled in the countryside beyond Tokyo's reach. Their carefully maintained equilibrium shatters when developers propose...
Score 6.8
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Drive My Car

Drive My Car (2021)

Drama
A theater director in Hiroshima stages Chekhov's Uncle Vanya while wrestling with unresolved grief over his wife's death. His assigned driver, a reserved young woman with her own buried sorrows,...
Score 7.4

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According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi are Evil Does Not Exist and Drive My Car.
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