Oscar-winning director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and the art of storytelling

Japanese filmmaker shares how his life shaped films like 'Evil Does Not Exist'

Ryusuke Hamaguchi in Macao in January: The director, whose characters "have their own mysteries ... have secrets like real people," keeps his own story to himself. (Courtesy of Festival of Young Cinema (Asia-Europe))

MATHEW SCOTT, Contributing writer

March 3, 2024 10:30 JST

MACAO -- Ryusuke Hamaguchi's rise has been among the most remarkable stories to emerge in global cinema over the past decade, as the Japanese director has transformed himself from a maker of domestic documentaries to an Oscar-winning auteur.