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Director
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
Defining Films
Profile
Hamaguchi (written: 浜口 or 濱口) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include: Hideki Hamaguchi (浜口 秀樹; born 1956), Japanese basketball player Honoo Hamaguchi (浜口 炎; born 1971), Japanese basketball coach Kanari Hamaguchi (濱口 華菜里; born 1985), Japanese volleyball player Mark Hamaguchi (浜口マーク; born 1982), Japanese skate boarder, invented the bicycle trick; "Ninja brakes", a dismount technique, running out of a bicycle at its top speed Masaru Hamaguchi (濱口 優; born 1972), Japanese com
In Their Own Words
Kiarostami is someone whose films I really admire, particularly The Wind Will Carry Us. There are moments in my films where characters are inside cars, driving around and having conversations—perhaps it's like a kind of unconscious influence.
On The Wind Will Carry Us · Cineuropa Interview: Ryusuke Hamaguchi • Director of Drive My Car