Ryusuke Hamaguchi was born in 1978. He made his first major appearance on the global stage with Happy Hour, a 317-minute feature film that premiered at the Locarno International Film Festival and went on to win major awards at numerous festivals worldwide. He followed this up with Asako I & II, which debuted at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival to universal acclaim. In 2021, Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. His latest work, Drive My Car, premiered at Cannes in 2021 and was awarded Best Screenplay, the FIPRESCI International Critics’ Prize, and the Ecumenical Jury Prize. It has since been nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Biography via Criterion.
