Originally appearing here in July, 2021, Filmmaker‘s interview with Ryusuke Hamaguchi about Drive My Car is being reposted today alongside the film’s Best International Feature win at the 2022 Academy ...

Hamaguchi Ryusuke watched the standing ovation after the Cannes premiere of “All of a Sudden” with a degree of caution. He is not, he says, someone who takes ovations entirely at face value. “I also ...

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “All of a Sudden” has been one of the most widely acknowledged knockouts of the festival — in part because of how much it cultivates and nurtures its own gentle rhythm. For anyone ...

Japanese auteur Ryūsuke Hamaguchi reflects on his big year, the power of acting, and the lie that lets him get away with five-hour films. In the films of Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, pretending to be somebody ...

Maybe it's not so hard to explain the phenomenon of Drive My Car, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi's nuanced drama about loss, isolation, and the universal urge to reconnect, released during a time when such ...

CANNES – The Cannes Film Festival is not a place that’s conducive to taking your time. Festivalgoers rush frantically between screenings. The protocol department enforces precisely timed red carpet ...