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Drive My Car
“Go on living.”
20217.42h 59m
Overview
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Written by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe, Haruki Murakami
Produced by Tsuyoshi Gorô, Osamu Kubota, Sachio Matsushita
Box OfficeBudget: $1.3MRevenue: $15.4M
Top Cast
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Yūsuke Kafuku
Toko Miura
Misaki Watari
Masaki Okada
Kōshi Takatsuki
Reika Kirishima
Oto Kafuku
Park Yu-rim
Lee Yoo-na
Jin Dae-yeon
Gong Yoon-su
Sonia Yuan
Janice Chang
Ahn Hwi-tae
Ryu Jong-ui
Perry Dizon
Roy Rossello
Satoko Abe
Yuzuhara
Themes & Keywords
infidelityjapanloss of loved onetheater playtheater directorroad triphiroshima, japangriefrehearsalauditionsensualityold cardriverartistic sexbased on short storysign languagesreflectiveslow cinemabilingualloss of child
About Drive My Car
Drive My Car is a drama film released in 2021 exploring themes of infidelity, japan, loss of loved one, theater play, theater director, road trip. Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, it stars Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada. Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
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