Drive My Car

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 18, 2021

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Chinese, English, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Tagalog

Countries

Japan

Production

Quaras,Nippan Group Holdings,The Asahi Shimbun,Bitters End,C&I entertainment,Culture Entertainment,Agency for Cultural Affairs,J-LOD,nekojarashi,Bungeishunju,L'espace Vision

Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima,Toko Miura,Masaki Okada,Reika Kirishima,Park Yu-rim,Jin Dae-yeon,Sonia Yuan,Ahn Hwi-tae,Perry Dizon,Satoko Abeand 11 more

Director

Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Writer

Ryusuke Hamaguchi,Takamasa Oe,Haruki Murakami

Producer

Kazuo Nakanishi,Yuji Sadai,Teruhisa Yamamoto

Cinematography

Hidetoshi Shinomiya,Lee Tae-hun

Music

Eiko Ishibashi,Yoshitaka Fujimoto

Budget

$1,300,000

Revenue

$15,356,046

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt14039582