Drive My Car
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Drive My Car (2021)

15
19/11/2021 (GB)
Drama
2h 59m

Go on living.

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.

  • Ryūsuke HamaguchiDirector, Screenplay
  • Takamasa OeScreenplay
  • Original Title

    ドライブ・マイ・カー

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

  • Budget

    $1,300,000

  • Revenue

    $15,356,046

Keywords

  • infidelity
  • japan
  • loss of loved one
  • theater play
  • theater director
  • road trip
  • hiroshima, japan
  • grief
  • rehearsal
  • audition
  • sensuality
  • old car
  • driver
  • artistic sex
  • based on short story
  • sign languages
  • slow cinema
  • bilingual
  • loss of child

Top Billed Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Yūsuke Kafuku

Toko Miura

Toko Miura

Misaki Watari

Masaki Okada

Masaki Okada

Kōshi Takatsuki

Reika Kirishima

Reika Kirishima

Oto Kafuku

Park Yu-rim

Park Yu-rim

Lee Yoo-na

Jin Dae-yeon

Gong Yoon-su

Sonia Yuan

Sonia Yuan

Janice Chang

Ahn Hwi-tae

Ahn Hwi-tae

Ryu Jong-ui

Perry Dizon

Perry Dizon

Roy Rossello

Satoko Abe

Yuzuhara

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