DRIVE MY CAR
2021 - 179 MINUTES - JAPAN - 2K - 1.85:1 - 5.1 - ORIGINAL LANGUAGE: JAPANESE, KOREAN, ENGLISH, CANTONESE, MANDARIN, TAGALOG, INDONESIAN, GERMAN, MALAYSIAN
A FILM BY RYUSUKE HAMAGUCHI
*Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car wins Best Picture, Best International Film and Best Screenplay, Toronto Film Critics Association 2021
Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director is happily married to Oto (Reika Kirishima), a screenwriter. However, Oto suddenly dies after leaving behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki (Toko Miura), a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku confronts the mystery of his wife that quietly haunts him.
“Epic Japanese drama Drive My Car is the best cinematic ride of the year” - Globe and Mail
“sit back and enjoy the ride.” - National Post
“All the ingredients that made Hamaguchi’s 2015 breakthrough Happy Hour such a beautifully affirming experience are here, but sharpened ever so delicately into a story that parallels personal growth with the acting process.” - NOW
Rated A! “Tender, Tough Road Trip Via a Harucki Murakami Tale” - Original CIN
“Drive My Car is a beautiful piece of work with incredible restraint, holding the tension throughout the film. While three hours might seem a tad too long, there's incredible depth and emotion interspersed with symbolic visuals, resulting in a film that provides comfort just as much as it reminds audiences of the casualties and collisions in one's own life.” - Exclaim