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.| Original Title: | ドライブ・マイ・カー |
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| Status: | Released (2021-08-18) |
| Awards: | Won 1 Oscar. 96 wins & 109 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $2,352,240 |
| Screen: | Haruki Murakami, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Ôe |
| Productions: | Bitters End, C&I entertainment, Culture Entertainment, Agency for Cultural Affairs, J-LOD, nekojarashi, Quaras, Bungeishunju, L'espace Vision, Nippan Group Holdings, The Asahi Shimbun |
| Production Countries: | Japan |
| Spoken Languages: | 普通话, English, Deutsch, Bahasa indonesia, 日本語, 한국어/조선말, Bahasa melayu, |
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Casts
- 13250: Hidetoshi Nishijima - Yūsuke Kafuku
- 1509659: Toko Miura - Misaki Watari
- 124402: Masaki Okada - Kōshi Takatsuki
- 121750: Reika Kirishima - Oto Kafuku
- 3154127: Park Yu-rim - Lee Yoo-na
- 3154128: Jin Dae-yeon - Gong Yoon-su
- 2547327: Sonia Yuan - Janice Chang
Crews
- 1487492: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi - Director - Directing
- 2047034: Teruhisa Yamamoto - Producer - Production
- 1031199: Hidetoshi Shinomiya - Director of Photography - Camera
- 1487492: Ryūsuke Hamaguchi - Screenplay - Writing
- 3154114: Tsuyoshi Gorô - Producer - Production
- 3154115: Misaki Kawamura - Producer - Production
- 1208614: Osamu Kubota - Producer - Production
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Reviews
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"Kafuku" (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is an accomplished stage actor who is directing a performance of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" with a group of young actors. He arrives at the venue in his red Saab motor car, determined that only he will drive himself. That's not the policy of the theatre, t ....
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I find this film to be a near perfect drama. I understand that most Americans and perhaps younger viewers everywhere will not appreciate the pacing of the movie. There are two things about this movie that make it an actor's movie. First is the play within the play: the play within ....
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