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2h 59m

Drive My Car (2021)

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.
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Ryūsuke Hamaguchi profile
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

Director

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi profile
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

Screenplay

Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima profile
Hidetoshi Nishijima

Yūsuke Kafuku

Toko Miura profile
Toko Miura

Misaki Watari

Masaki Okada profile
Masaki Okada

Kōshi Takatsuki

Reika Kirishima profile
Reika Kirishima

Oto Kafuku

Park Yu-rim profile
Park Yu-rim

Lee Yoo-na

Jin Dae-yeon profile
Jin Dae-yeon

Gong Yoon-su

Sonia Yuan profile
Sonia Yuan

Janice Chang

Ahn Hwi-tae profile
Ahn Hwi-tae

Ryu Jong-ui

Perry Dizon profile
Perry Dizon

Roy Rossello

Satoko Abe profile
Satoko Abe

Yuzuhara

Hiroko Matsuda profile
Hiroko Matsuda

Yumi Etô

Toshiaki Inomata profile
Toshiaki Inomata

Takashi Kimura

Hidetoshi Nishijima profile
Hidetoshi Nishijima

Yūsuke Kafuku

Toko Miura profile
Toko Miura

Misaki Watari

Masaki Okada profile
Masaki Okada

Kōshi Takatsuki

Reika Kirishima profile
Reika Kirishima

Oto Kafuku

Park Yu-rim profile
Park Yu-rim

Lee Yoo-na

Jin Dae-yeon profile
Jin Dae-yeon

Gong Yoon-su

Sonia Yuan profile
Sonia Yuan

Janice Chang

Ahn Hwi-tae profile
Ahn Hwi-tae

Ryu Jong-ui

Perry Dizon profile
Perry Dizon

Roy Rossello

Satoko Abe profile
Satoko Abe

Yuzuhara

Hiroko Matsuda profile
Hiroko Matsuda

Yumi Etô

Toshiaki Inomata profile
Toshiaki Inomata

Takashi Kimura

Extra

Release Date

August 18, 2021

Original Language

Mandarin, English, German, Indonesian

Budget

$1,300,000.00

Production Company

Bitters End logoC&I entertainment logoCulture Entertainment logoJ-LOD logonekojarashi logoQuaras logoBungeishunju logoL'espace Vision logoNippan Group Holdings logoThe Asahi Shimbun logo

Available On

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Videos

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Hand-picked by MUBI
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Hand-picked by MUBI
'Drive My Car' (Japan) Wins Best International Film at the 94th Oscars thumbnail
'Drive My Car' (Japan) Wins Best International Film at the 94th Oscars
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Official Trailer #2
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Min Jin Lee on Drive My Car, Grief, and Silence thumbnail
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi & Min Jin Lee on Drive My Car, Grief, and Silence
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi can't believe he won the Film Not in the English Language award | EE BAFTAs 2022 thumbnail
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi can't believe he won the Film Not in the English Language award | EE BAFTAs 2022
Official Trailer thumbnail
Official Trailer
The moment Ryusuke Hamaguchi realized that Drive My Car was a universal story | Tea with BAFTA thumbnail
The moment Ryusuke Hamaguchi realized that Drive My Car was a universal story | Tea with BAFTA
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Official Clip

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