Portrait of Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Directing

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Career

Active from 2001 to 2026, busiest in 2013 with 5 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score71/100
Highest rated
Poster for Happy Hour
Happy Hour
GoodWatch score87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 8 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 2.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 7.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Ryusuke Hamaguchi Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Adrenaline
    1.9, average 4.8
  • Crime
    1.3, average 3.6
  • Violence
    1.9, average 4.1
  • Scare
    1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character-Driven 4
  • Japanese Cinema 3
  • Character Study 3
  • Melancholic 3
  • Relationship Drama 2
  • Dialogue-Heavy 2
  • Psychological Drama 2
  • Mystery 2
  • Slow Burn 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

29
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Our Apprenticeship
Our Apprenticeship

Director, Writer

2020s

6 titles Β· average score 80
All of a Sudden
All of a Sudden (2026)
GoodWatch score 75

Screenplay, Director

Evil Does Not Exist
Evil Does Not Exist (2023)
GoodWatch score 78

Director, Editor

GIFT
GIFT (2023)

Writer, Director

Drive My Car
Drive My Car (2021)
GoodWatch score 85

Screenplay, Director

Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)
GoodWatch score 85

Writer, Director

Wife of a Spy
Wife of a Spy (2020)
GoodWatch score 74

Screenplay

2010s

11 titles Β· average score 69
Asako I & II
Asako I & II (2018)
GoodWatch score 72

Director, Screenplay

Heaven Is Still Far Away
Heaven Is Still Far Away (2016)
GoodWatch score 69

Writer, Director

Happy Hour
Happy Hour (2015)
GoodWatch score 87

as Yuzawa

Dance with OJ
Dance with OJ (2015)

Director

Touching the Skin of Eeriness
Touching the Skin of Eeriness (2013)
GoodWatch score 60

Director, Producer

Intimacies
Intimacies (2013)
GoodWatch score 69

Director, Screenplay

Voices from the Waves - Shinchimachi
Voices from the Waves - Shinchimachi (2013)

Director

Voices from the Waves - Kesennuma
Voices from the Waves - Kesennuma (2013)

Director

Storytellers
Storytellers (2013)

Director

The Sound of Waves
The Sound of Waves (2012)

Director

The Depths
The Depths (2011)
GoodWatch score 59

Director, Writer

2000s

11 titles Β· average score 44
I Love Thee for Good
I Love Thee for Good (2009)

Director

Passion
Passion (2008)
GoodWatch score 44

Writer, Director

second coming
second coming (2008)

Assistant Director

Solaris
Solaris (2007)

Writer, Director

Scent of Memories
Scent of Memories (2006)

Director

Attack
Attack (2006)

Director

Friend of the Night
Friend of the Night (2005)

Director, Screenplay

Beginning
Beginning (2005)

Screenplay, Director

Like Nothing Happened
Like Nothing Happened (2003)

as Hamaguchi

Like Nothing Happened
Like Nothing Happened (2003)

Writer, Editor

Go to the Movies
Go to the Movies (2001)

Director, Screenplay