Ryûsuke Hamaguchi Archives

‘Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy’: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s Latest Is A Poignant Look At Love’s Consequences [Review]

October 18, 2021 12:03 pm

Much like author Haruki Murakami—whose short story “Drive My Car” provided the basis for the filmmaker’s other (outstanding) movie being released this year—Japanese director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi is clearly a hope...

‘Wheel Of Fortune And Fantasy’ Trailer: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Award-Winning Anthology Film Arrives In October

Andrew Bundy

September 16, 2021 1:37 pm

News, Trailers

If you’re a world cinema lover who does not yet know the name Ryûsuke Hamaguchi—winner of the Best Screenplay prize at this year's Cannes Film Festival for his adaption of Haruki Murakami’s short story, “Drive...

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s ‘Drive My Car’ Is A Masterful Drama You Can’t Turn Away From [Cannes Review]

Gregory Ellwood

July 11, 2021 12:00 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News, Reviews

Unconventionally, the title credits for Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s new film, “Drive My Car,” appear on screen an incredible 41 minutes into what is an almost 3-hour long film. What transpires beforehand is so captiva...

New Trailer for Japanese Romance ‘Asako I & II’ Marks Its Public Debut In The U.S.

Margaret Kennedy

February 14, 2019 3:05 pm

News, Trailers

From Japanese director and screenwriter Ryūsuke Hamaguchi comes the critically acclaimed film "Asako I & II." The Japanese romance drama film was selected to compete in the 2018 Cannes Film Festival for the...

‘Asako I & II’: A High-Concept Romance Falters [Rotterdam Review]

Joseph Owen

February 2, 2019 12:40 pm

News, Reviews

This strange, deliberately naïve film plunges a high-concept romance into a banal, lifeless world. Therein lies profundity, but it makes for a disjointed, peculiarly shallow experience. Interiority is displaced...

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