
Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021)★ 7.7/10
- Drama
- Romance
Directed by: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Written by: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
An unexpected love triangle, a failed seduction, and an encounter that results from a misunderstanding told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.
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Aoba KawaiNana (segment "Once Again")
HyunriTsugumi (segment "Magic (or Something Less Assuring)")
Kotone FurukawaMeiko (segment "Magic (or Something Less Assuring)")
Ayumu NakajimaKazuaki (segment "Magic (or Something Less Assuring)")
Kiyohiko ShibukawaSegawa (segment "Door Wide Open")
Katsuki MoriNao (segment "Door Wide Open")
Shouma KaiSasaki (segment "Door Wide Open")
Fusako UrabeMoka (segment "Once Again")Videos
See all ›Awards · 0 wins, 2 nominations
See all ›- NomineeBerlin International Film Festival 2021Golden Berlin Bear · Best Film
- NomineeSan Sebastián International Film Festival 2021Sebastiane Award · Best Film
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BerINvtJuly 21, 2024
BerINvtJuly 21, 2024Ryusuke Hamaguchi finally found his best method of expression: extending character relationships around a central theme. While Hong Sang-soo focuses on the state and emotions of characters, Hamaguchi emphasizes the process of events. The three interlinked thematic stories showcase the destruction of reality by chance, enlightenment through imagination, and the mending of the past by imagination.
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Fantasia incríveJuly 21, 2024
Fantasia incríveJuly 21, 2024Three stories with deep emotions expressed through simple dialogues, much like the tip of an iceberg. Ryusuke Hamaguchi seems to be making films in the style of Japanese TV dramas, using everyday events and a bit of imagination to convey his personal thoughts.
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spookyrat1March 17, 2024
spookyrat1March 17, 2024Hamaguchi Ryusuke has finally found his most suitable mode of expression: developing character relationships thematically. While Hong Sang-soo focuses on capturing the states and emotions of characters, Ryusuke Hamaguchi emphasizes presenting the process of events unfolding. The three progressively extending stories showcase how chance destroys reality, how chance fires up the imagination, and how imagination can make amends for the past.
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Ro_con_4March 17, 2024
Ro_con_4March 17, 2024These are stories of profound emotions. Though verbose anddialogue-heavy, they harbor emotions as deep as an iceberg. Ryusuke Hamaguchi films movies in the style of Japanese dramas, using chance occurrences in life, coupled with a little imagination, to knock on the doors of those who hesitate to speak. Personally, I favor the third story, where admitting mistakes leads to an embrace of the gentleness of time.
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ENÉAS99March 17, 2024
ENÉAS99March 17, 2024Ryusuke Hamaguchi undeniably possesses talent (as proven by his previous works). He crafts a highly captivating script that should be used as a model for scriptwriters out there. Despite the abundance of dialogue, it's robust and effortlessly balances intricate storytelling within a compact framework, affirming the infinite charm of cinema. The construction of relationships becomes increasingly refined, and beneath a facade of everyday normalcy lie layers of intricate wordplay, surging with unsettling depths. It's waiting for us to delve into the truth of life.
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IanmatthewMarch 17, 2024
IanmatthewMarch 17, 2024Each of the three stories has a moment of revelation, a subtle turning point that, on a textual level, is the most intriguing part. It's accompanied by a sense of strangeness created by the use of zoomlenses that disrupts the narrative that precedes it. Yet, there's a lingering feeling that this show's potential has not been fully explored. There's still more to be done with the subtle atmosphere, the desires and ambiguity, or the ripples of emotion brought about by chance and coincidence.
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Skufdw6September 25, 2024
Skufdw6September 25, 2024Hamaguchi Ryusuke finalmente encontrou seu modo de expressão mais adequado: desenvolver as relações dos personagens de forma temática. Enquanto Hong Sang-soo se concentra em capturar os estados e emoções dos personagens, Ryusuke Hamaguchi enfatiza a apresentação do processo de desenrolar dos eventos. As três histórias que se estendem progressivamente mostram como o acaso destrói a realidade, como o acaso desperta a imaginação e como a imaginação pode reparar o passado.
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Paula-rainSeptember 25, 2024
Paula-rainSeptember 25, 2024Hamaguchi Ryusuke finalmente encontró la forma de expresión que mejor le queda: desarrollar relaciones de personajes temáticamente. Aunque Hong Sang-soo se enfoca en capturar los estados y las emociones de los personajes, Ryusuke Hamaguchi enfatiza en presentar el proceso de desarrollo de los eventos. Las tres historias que ocurren progresivamente muestran cómo la casualidad destruye la realidad, cómo la casualidad impulsa la imaginación y cómo la imaginación puede enmendar el pasado.
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Alyss1023September 25, 2024
Alyss1023September 25, 2024São histórias emocionantes; embora prolixas e cheias de diálogos, abrigam emoções tão profundas quanto um iceberg. Ryusuke Hamaguchi faz filmes no estilo dos dramas japoneses, usando acontecimentos fortuitos da vida, aliados a um pouco de imaginação, para bater na porta de quem hesita em falar. Pessoalmente, prefiro a terceira história, onde admitir erros leva a abraçar a gentileza do tempo.
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Carlos@972September 25, 2024
Carlos@972September 25, 2024Ryusuke Hamaguchi inegavelmente tem talento (como comprovado por seus trabalhos anteriores). Ele cria um roteiro cativante que deve ser usado como modelo para roteiristas por aí. Apesar da abundância de diálogos, é sólido e equilibra facilmente uma narrativa complexa dentro de uma estrutura compacta, afirmando o encanto infinito do cinema. A construção de relacionamentos fica cada vez mais refinada e, sob uma fachada de normalidade cotidiana, existem camadas de jogos de palavras detalhados, surgindo com profundidades perturbadoras. Está esperando que mergulhemos na verdade da vida.
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G4gustavoSeptember 25, 2024
G4gustavoSeptember 25, 2024Estas son historias de emociones profundas. Aunque son ampulosas y con mucho diálogo, tienen emociones tan profundas como un iceberg. Ryusuke Hamaguchi graba películas con el estilo de los dramas japoneses, usando las casualidades de la vida, junto con un poco de imaginación, para tocar las puertas de aquellos que dudan en hablar. En lo personal, me gusta más la tercera historia, donde admitir errores lleva a una aceptación de la suavidad del tiempo.
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CeriloJrSeptember 25, 2024
CeriloJrSeptember 25, 2024Ryusuke Hamaguchi sin duda tiene talento (como lo comprobaron sus obras anteriores). Él crea un guion cautivante que los guionistas del mundo deberían usar como modelo. A pesar de la abundancia del diálogo, es robusto y equilibra a la perfección la narrativa compleja dentro de un marco compacto al afirmar el encanto infinito del cine. La construcción de las relaciones se vuelve cada vez más refinada y, debajo de la fachada de la normalidad diaria, yacen capas de juegos de palabras complejos, con profundidades inquietantes. Está esperando a que nosotros nos adentremos a la verdad de la vida.



















