Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI 濱口竜介
Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy
偶然と想像
Nippon Cinema ª
Meiko struggles with heartbreak, Nao with a desire for revenge, and Natsuko is burdened with unexpressed emotions. Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI – director of the Oscar-winning DRIVE MY CAR (2021) – has created a charming anthology film about three fateful encounters. The leading actress in the first episode, Kotone FURUKAWA, is the recipient of the NIPPON RISING STAR AWARD 2024.
偶然と想像
Guzen to sozo
Japan 2021
121 minutes
Distribution
Film Kino Text
Cast
Kotone FURUKAWA, Kiyohiko SHIBUKAWA, Katsuki MORI, Fusako URABE, Aoba KAWAI
About Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
濱口竜介
Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI, born in Kanagawa Prefecture in 1978, studied at Tokyo University of the Arts. His graduation film PASSION (2008) participated in the competition of the Tokyo FilmEx festival. In 2015, his film HAPPY HOUR earned him international critical acclaim and won multiple awards at the Locarno Film Festival. In 2022, he received the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film with DRIVE MY CAR (2021). Nippon Connection has shown a number of his films, including INTIMACIES (2011 / NC ’12) and ASAKO I & II (2018 / NC ’19).