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Ryusuke Hamaguchi has 5 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · With Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada
An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · With Kotone Furukawa, Ayumu Nakajima, Hyunri
Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · With Hitoshi Omika, Ryo Nishikawa, Ryuji Kosaka
Asako lives in Osaka. She falls in love with Baku, a free-spirit. One day, Baku suddenly disappears. Two years later, Asako now lives in Tokyo and meets Ryohei. He looks just like Baku, but has a completely different personality.
Dir. Ryusuke Hamaguchi · With Erika Karata, Masahiro Higashide, Koji Seto
It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
Dir. Kiyoshi Kurosawa · With Yu Aoi, Issey Takahashi, Masahiro Higashide