Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Ryusuke Hamaguchi (濱口 竜介, Hamaguchi Ryūsuke, [hamaꜜɡɯtɕi ɾʲɯꜜːsɯ̥ke] ⓘ; born 16 December 1978) is a Japanese film director and screenwriter. An alumnus of the University of Tokyo and the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music, he started gaining attention in his home country with the graduate film Passion (2008).

The native form of this personal name is Hamaguchi Ryūsuke. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Hamaguchi in 2018.
Born (1978-12-16) 16 December 1978
Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Film director
  • screenwriter
Years active2001–present
Japanese name
RomanizationHamaguchi Ryūsuke
Signature

Hamaguchi first gained international recognition with the film Happy Hour (2015) and continued with Asako I & II (2018). In 2021, he released two films, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and Drive My Car; for the latter he received two Academy Awards nominations, for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay. He is the third Japanese director to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Director.

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