"Drive My Car" was nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay as well as Best Picture - a first in the history of Japanese cinema.
Japanese director Ryusuke Hamaguchi, whose "Drive My Car" won the Oscar for best international film this year, said Tuesday that he is ready to "take the challenge" of a Hollywood blockbuster.
The 43-year-old said that he is still shocked by the film's Oscar win.
"Until the last minute, I was convinced that the Oscars and my life are two things that have absolutely nothing in common," he told reporters in Tokyo at a news conference with film head Hidetoshi Nishijima.
The 51-year-old actor said he felt the film's success was due to its universality and "the fact that the main character has lost a loved one and is still trying to continue living".
Inspired by a work by famed author Haruki Murakami, the three-hour film garnered several honors on its way to Oscar wins, including the Golden Globes and BAFTAs.
Hamaguchi said he had received some advice from fellow director Chloe Zhao, whose "Nomadland" was the toast of the Oscars last year and who directed the Marvel superhero film "The Eternal."
Hamaguchi said, "He told me, "Be understanding," and I found the words very important, adding that he felt ready to "take the challenge" of a Hollywood blockbuster if given the chance.
He said that taking on such a project would depend on the subject of the film and whether the circumstances would allow him to "keep my feet firmly on the ground".
Hamaguchi is the fifth Japanese director to have received a foreign language Oscar, alongside the likes of cinema icon Akira Kurosawa, whose "Rashimon" won in 1952.
"Drive My Car" was nominated for Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay as well as Best Picture - a first in the history of Japanese cinema.