Drive My Car

Drive My Car

179 mins | Drama | Aug. 18, 2021

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.

Drive My Car

179 mins | Drama | Aug. 18, 2021

Drive My Car
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.
IMDb rating 7.5
Producers Asahi Shimbunsha, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., Bitters End, The Match Factory, C&I Entertainment, Quaras, Agency for Cultural Affairs, L'ESPACE VISION CO.,LTD, Bungeishunju, Culture Entertainment, J-LOD, nekojarashi
Original title ドライブ・マイ・カー
Directors Hiroki Kubota, Naoki Watanabe, Takamasa Oe, Hayato Kawai, Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Writers Takamasa Oe, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Haruki Murakami

Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima

as Yūsuke Kafuku

Toko Miura

as Misaki Watari

Masaki Okada

as Kōshi Takatsuki

Reika Kirishima

as Oto Kafuku

Park Yu-rim

as Lee Yoo-na

Jin Dae-yeon

as Gong Yoon-su

Sonia Yuan

as Janice Chang

Ahn Hwi-tae

as Ryu Jong-ui

Perry Dizon

as Roy Rossello

Satoko Abe

as Yuzuhara

Hiroko Matsuda

as Yumi Etô

Toshiaki Inomata

as Takashi Kimura

Takako Yamamura

as Kaoru Komagata