“There was a danger [with Aerith’s fate], there was definitely a trap,” Hamaguchi said. “Mr [Yoshinori] Kitase often says that he really wanted to create that kind of debate and ...

Hamaguchi used the same methods for "Drive My Car", even for actors with a wealth of experience. "Sometimes, they create scenes that make you think the whole conversation is real.

according to Makoto Hamaguchi, a senior official in Japan’s Democratic Party for the People. The package will state that annual tax reform discussions for the next fiscal year will include ...

Hamaguchi's film won three prizes at Cannes last year including best screenplay Ryusuke Hamaguchi is in uncharted waters. A well-known and respected director on the festival circuit through films ...

Newly discovered historical documents suggest that feudal warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi (1537-1598), who unified Japan, might have desired and actively sought recognition for his accomplishments.

Returning to Japan to a hero’s welcome, director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, whose “Drive My Car” won the best international feature film at the Academy Awards last month, expressed hopes of making a ...

This story discusses the ending of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi has said he deliberately intended for the game's ending - the fate of Aerith - to cause ...

A sneak peek: novelist Yiyun Li, cartoonist Daniel Clowes, filmmakers Ari Aster, Amalia Ulman, and Ryusuke Hamaguchi, critics Hunter Harris and Thora Siemsen, writer Lucy Sante, cult writer/actor ...

FF7 Rebirth’s ending left fans divided over whether it was a bold retelling, a convoluted mess, or just a disappointment, and that’s exactly the reaction director Naoki Hamaguchi wanted.