Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI

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Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI


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).

Films shown at Nippon Connection

Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy, Japan 2021 (Director) NC22
Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy, Japan 2021 (Script) NC22
Drive My Car, Japan 2021 (Director) NC23
Drive My Car, Japan 2021 (Script) NC23
Asako I & II, Japan, France 2018 (Director) NC19
Asako I & II, Japan, France 2018 (Script) NC19
Touching The Skin Of Eeriness, Japan 2013 (Director) NC14
Tomorrow's Kiss, Japan 2011 (Director) NC12
Intimacies (aka Intimacy), Japan 2011 (Director) NC12
Intimacies (aka Intimacy), Japan 2011 (Script) NC12
Intimacies (aka Intimacy), Japan 2011 (World sales) NC12

Guest at Nippon Connection

Unpredictable Youth: Shorts, NC14
Intimacies (aka Intimacy), NC12

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