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Berlin: Ryusuke Hamaguchi Shares the Writing Process Behind 'Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy'

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Japanese filmmaker Ryusuke Hamaguchi returns to what are fast becoming his signature themes in Berlin competition contender Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy: Odd coincidence, mysterious doubling, and intelligent women compelled by powerful but uncertain feelings.

Many critics likened Hamaguchi's 2015 breakthrough, Happy Hour, to a sprawling literary novel (the film was five hours long and won plaudits for its beguiling dialog and finely observed set pieces).

In Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy, then, the auteur has offered up his mid-career treasure box of short stories. The film is composed of three self-contained narratives, each centering on a contemporary middle-class Japanese woman.

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