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.

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...