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 ...