Drive My Car

Book adaptation/Society, Japan 2021

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Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director, is happily married to screenwriter Oto (Reika Kirishima). Suddenly, Oto dies and leaves behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku, who has not yet come to terms with the loss of his beloved wife, receives an offer to direct Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki (Toko Miura), a reserved young woman who is assigned to him as a chauffeur. During their journeys together, driver and passenger open up, and in the process Kafaku is caught up in the mysteries of the past that silently haunt him. Ryusuke Hamaguchi's artfully designed drama "Drive My Car" inspires reflection on loss and letting go. It impressively visualizes the healing effect of art and language, which is able to overcome communication barriers such as social class, nationality, disability, guilt and trauma. The film is fascinating and multi-layered, yet so sensitively staged that it captivates the viewer. In Cannes, the film adaptation of Haruki Murakami's short story won the prize for best screenplay at the 2021 film festival. It also received four Oscar nominations in 2022 (Best Film, Best Director, Best Foreign Language Film, Best Adapted Screenplay) and won the Academy Award for Best International Film.
180 min
HD
FSK 12
Audio language:
Japanese
Subtitles:
German

Awards

Asian Film Awards 2023[ Best Film, Best Film Score Best Film Editing
"Oscar" (Academy Award) Best International Film
British Academy Film Awards 2022 Best non-English language film

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Haruki Murakami (Short Story "Drive my Car")

Composer:

Eiko Ishibashi

Sound Design:

Renmei Izuta

Cast:

Hidetoshi Nishijima (Yūsuke Kafuku)

Toko Miura (Misaki Watari)

Reika Kirishima (Oto Kafuku)

Masaki Okada (Kōshi Takatsuki)

Park Yu-rim (Lee Yoo-na)

Jin Dae-yeon (Gong Yoon-su)

Sonia Yuan (Janice Chang)

Perry Dizon (Roy Rossello)

Original title:

ドライブ・マイ・カー

Original language:

Japanese

Further titles:

Doraibu Mai Ka

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 12

Audio language:

Japanese

Subtitles:

German