Latest in Hidetoshi Nishijima

EXCLUSIVE: Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car) is set to star opposite Rashida Jones in Sunny, Apple TV+’s half-hour dark comedy series from A24. Written by Katie Robbins based on the book Dark Manual by Japan-based Irish writer Colin O'Sullivan and to be directed Lucy Tcherniak, Sunny stars Jones as Suzie, an American…

At Contenders Film: The Nominees, Deadline presented a panel with the director and star of perhaps the most historic nominated film at this year's Oscars, Drive My Car, which represents Japan's first-ever Best Picture nomination. It’s an astounding feat for a three-hour Japanese-language film, about a stage director's…

Since his 2008 debut film, Passion, Japanese director/writer Ryusuke Hamaguchi has been continuing to make an impact on the world cinema scene. His success at various festivals includes 2018, when he was first in competition in Cannes with Asako I & II, and earlier this year at the 2021 Berlin Film Festival, where his…