Ryutaro Nakagawa

Directing

Ryutaro Nakagawa

Born January 29, 1990 · Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan (age 36)

Director, screenwriter, poet, and essayist.

Known For

Mio on the ShoreMio on the Shore · 2019
Mio on the Shore
6.72019
MovieDrama
Mio is 20 years old. Having lost her parents early, she and her grandmother run a traditional inn in Nagano. However, her grandmother gets sick. Mio moves to Tokyo and lives with her father’s best friend, Kyosuke. He runs a public bath. She begins to work at the public bath, but it is scheduled to be demolished to make way for redevelopment.
Yakushima's IllusionYakushima's Illusion · 2025
Yakushima's Illusion
7.62025
MovieDrama
Corry, a French coordinator of pediatric heart transplants is sent to Japan where organ donation remains taboo. As she fights to save a young boy, her partner Jin, a photographer from Yakushima, suddenly vanishes.
One Day, You Will Reach the SeaOne Day, You Will Reach the Sea · 2022
One Day, You Will Reach the Sea
7.02022
MovieDrama
This work is a 12-year story of Mana, a woman who cannot accept the death of her best friend, staring at her as she tries to step forward while having deep sorrow.
It Stopped RainingIt Stopped Raining · 2020
It Stopped Raining
7.52020
MovieDramaRomance
A young bioarchaeologist Yukisuke is attracted to a girl Koyomi, who runs a small stand of taiyaki pastry that he often buys. Koyomi is hospitalized, however, by a car accident on a rainy day after they go out together, and wakes up with short term memory loss, where she cannot remember anything beyond the present day. Yukisuke tries to live close to her as before but the lack of collective memory starts to stagger him.
MY (K)NIGHTMY (K)NIGHT · 2023
MY (K)NIGHT
7.02023
MovieRomance
Three women in Yokohama who have their own troubles and thoughts and are seeking salvation. They relied on the “date therapists” to heal the women, save the world, and be lovers for one night.
Summer BloomsSummer Blooms · 2018
Summer Blooms
6.62018
MovieDramaRomance
27-year-old Hatsumi Takimoto is a former teacher and now waitress. She holds a secret. Three years after her boyfriend died, she receives a letter from him. After meeting a former student, Hatsumi Takimoto confesses about her past.
Lonely GloryLonely Glory · 2023
Lonely Glory
7.22023
MovieDramaFamily
Haruka, a young recognized female entrepreneur, was forced to retire from her company due to the abuse of her authority. For her pride, she attempts to sell her family home and starts her new business, despite her two brothers and a sister living and running a small restaurant at the house.
August in TokyoAugust in Tokyo · 2014
August in Tokyo
5.02014
MovieDrama
In a corner of Tokyo, a man named Natsuo lives as a yakuza and a woman named Natsuki works part-time. Although they rarely think about their families, they attempt to reunite with them. Brother and sister, father and daughter; the distance between them begins to shrink, but... This film portrays the dynamics of people trying to co-exist in nature and in the city. Even though two individuals may be insignificant in the context of a large society, one life meets another and they move forward. This is a movie about their small footsteps.

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