Hamaguchi studied film production at Tokyo University of the Arts. Yamazaki Azusa, one of his former classmates, edited "Drive My Car." After the Cannes Film Festival, they both attended a talk ...

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.

Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi has returned to Japan from the Venice International Film Festival where he won the Silver Lion award for his film “Evil Does Not Exist.” Hamaguchi is the second ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ryusuke Hamaguchi is attracting global attention as a next-generation leader in Japanese cinema. The director received the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize at the 71st Berlin International Film ...