Japanese director, born in 1978 in Kanagawa Prefecture

After working for a few years as an assistant director, Ryūsuke Hamaguchi entered Tokyo University of the Arts, with Kiyoshi Kurosawa as one of his teachers. His graduation film, Passion (2008), brought him immediate recognition from Japanese audiences. He then co-directed a documentary trilogy giving voice to the witnesses of the 2011 tsunami, before returning to fiction with Happy Hour (2015). Resulting from an artistic residency with non-professional actors, the film has since received international recognition. His subsequent films have won numerous awards, including Drive My Car - adapted from a short story by Murakami - (Oscar for Best International Film in 2022) and Evil Does Not Exist (Grand Jury Prize at Venice 2023). A subtle exploration of the tumult of feelings, his filmography, tinged with melancholy, establishes him as one of the most important Japanese directors of recent years.

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