Drive My Car (2021)
Unrated 20 Aug 2021 • Drama • 2h 59m
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.
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Language:
Japanese, English, Korean Sign , German, Mandarin, Tagalog, Korean, Indonesian, Malay, Swiss German
Awards:
Won 1 Oscar. 96 wins & 109 nominations total
Country:
Japan
Metacritic Score:
91
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Box Office Total:
$2,352,240