Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Ryusuke Hamaguchi born 16 December 1978 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