Actor

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Directing

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

1.6

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Movies: 24Series: 2Crew credits: 23

TMDB ID: 1487492

IMDb ID: nm3152327

Known for: Directing

Born: December 16, 1978

Age: 47

Place of birth: Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1953 - 2023

Years active: 71

Average TMDB rating: 6.95

Wikidata: Q17220313

Also known as

Ryuusuke Hamaguchi • Rjusuke Hamaguči • Рюсукэ Хамагути

Other jobs

Director (19)Screenplay (2)Assistant Director (1)Editor (1)

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Biography

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.