Ryusuke Hamaguchi has been a big name in his home country of Japan for several years now, as his movies have been on the awards circuits and talked about ever since his graduation film was screened at Tokyo Filmex. Although Hamaguchi’s work has increasingly been getting nods at the international film festivals, it wasn't until 2021 that he achieved real international fame when his three hour-long saga Drive My Car won the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film while also being nominated for Best Picture and Best Director. Two years later, Hamaguchi’s next film, Evil Does Not Exist, is also making waves.
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