Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Birth Date 16 Dec 1978
Place of Birth Kanagawa, Japan
Personal Name Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Also known as
- 濱口竜介
- Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
- Ryuusuke Hamaguchi
- Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
- 濱口 竜介
- Rjusuke Hamaguči
- Рюсукэ Хамагути
- 滨口龙介
- 하마구치 류스케
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.
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