Nani kuwanu kao

When I produced Asako I & II's Blu-ray I wanted material to fill out the disc and asked Ryusuke Hamaguchi what might be on hand. Needless to say I was delighted when he sent a restoration of his 2003 film Like Nothing Happened, if not also confused by the huge runtime…

Nick Newman

اللي تطيح فيهم بمشروع التخرج

Abo Nayef

"you've got a bully's face, hamaguchi"

KYK

need 3 more hours of this

˗ˏˋ suspirliam ˊˎ˗

Whether done out of necessity or artistic inclination—in all likelihood, the former—Ryūsuke Hamaguchi's decision to film his student feature debut Like Nothing Happened on 8mm film does wonders to turn a mere 45-minute blip into a rich snapshot of high school memory…

Julian (Seeking Film)

Exploring Asian Cinema Just yesterday I was talking about Evil Does Not Exist, and right after that I coincidentally found this old student film of Ryusuke Hamaguchi from back in 2003, which is also 43 minutes long. I feel like sometimes watching these small relatively…

salaarrr

Certainly didn't expect to be so moved by a student film. But then again, it reaffirms my love for films made with little to none budget. No risks, no calculations, pure expression. Like Nothing Happened is a film which values aesthetics and mood over anything else. Much…

Erik Ox

As far as student films go, this is about as good as it gets. Though obviously slight from a narrative perspective, this is shockingly mature in both character and technique. It's framed in a way typical of what Hamuguchi perfects later in Happy Hour, with an intimate sense…

Sean

Japanuary 2025—Ryūsuke Hamaguchi Words, 8mm grain, and nothing else—a string of conversations indicative of what Ryusuke Hamaguchi will come to flesh-out to its most broad, elastic proportions in a fraction of the time and scope, remaining rough around the edges, and just…

Corey