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Drive My Car

Two years after his wife's unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production's premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koshi Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke's late wife. Forced to confront painful truths raised from his past, Yusuke begins - with the help of his driver - to face the haunting mysteries his wife left behind. Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama), release year 2021, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

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Story of Drive My Car

Two years after his wife's unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production's premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koshi Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke's late wife. Forced to confront painful truths raised from his past, Yusuke begins - with the help of his driver - to face the haunting mysteries his wife left behind.

Use this page to compare cast context, genre fit (Drama), release year 2021, and whether this film matches tonight's mood.

Title facts

  • Type Movie
  • Release year 2021
  • Released 20 Aug 2021
  • Runtime 179 minutes
  • Content rating Unrated
  • IMDb rating IMDb 7.5/10 from 74,349 votes
  • Metascore 91/100
  • Genres Drama
  • Languages Japanese, English, Korean Sign, Korean, Mandarin, Tagalog, Indonesian, German, Malay
  • Countries Japan

Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Reika Kirishima

Direction and writing

Directed by: Ryûsuke Hamaguchi

Written by: Haruki Murakami, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Ôe

Awards and recognition

Won 1 Oscar. 94 wins & 108 nominations total

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