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Drive My Car

Original title: Doraibu mai kâ
  • 2021
  • Unrated
  • 2h 59m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
58K
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Drive My Car (2021)
Nishijima Hidetoshi is a stage actor and director happily married to his playwright wife. Then one day she disappears.
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A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.A renowned stage actor and director learns to cope with a big personal loss when he receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya in Hiroshima.

  • Director
    • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
  • Writers
    • Haruki Murakami
    • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
    • Takamasa Ôe
  • Stars
    • Hidetoshi Nishijima
    • Tôko Miura
    • Reika Kirishima
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    58K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    2,837
    40
    • Director
      • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
    • Writers
      • Haruki Murakami
      • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
      • Takamasa Ôe
    • Stars
      • Hidetoshi Nishijima
      • Tôko Miura
      • Reika Kirishima
    • 285User reviews
    • 265Critic reviews
    • 91Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 87 wins & 113 nominations total

    Videos2

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    Trailer 0:31
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    Trailer 1:59
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    Photos131

    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi at an event for The Oscars (2022)
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi at an event for The Oscars (2022)
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi at an event for The Oscars (2022)
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi at an event for The Oscars (2022)
    Ryûsuke Hamaguchi at an event for The Oscars (2022)
    Teruhisa Yamamoto (/name/nm6167249) and Jennifer Beals (/name/nm0000884/) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    Teruhisa Yamamoto (/name/nm6167249) at The IMDb Portrait Studio at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards
    Drive My Car (2021)
    Drive My Car (2021)
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    Tôko Miura in Drive My Car (2021)
    Reika Kirishima in Drive My Car (2021)

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    Hidetoshi Nishijima
    Hidetoshi Nishijima
    • Yûsuke Kafuku
    Tôko Miura
    Tôko Miura
    • Misaki Watari
    Reika Kirishima
    Reika Kirishima
    • Oto Kafuku, Yûsuke's Wife
    Masaki Okada
    Masaki Okada
    • Koji Takatsuki
    Park Yu-rim
    Park Yu-rim
    • Lee Yoon-a
    Jin Dae-yeon
    Jin Dae-yeon
    • Kon Yoon-su
    Sonia Yuan
    Sonia Yuan
    • Janice Chang
    Ahn Hwitae
    Ahn Hwitae
    • Ryu Jeong-eui
    • (as An Fite)
    Perry Dizon
    Perry Dizon
    • Roy Lucelo
    • (as Perî Dizon)
    Satoko Abe
    Satoko Abe
    • Yuhara
    Hiroko Matsuda
    • Yumi Etô
    Toshiaki Inomata
    • Takashi Kimura
    Takako Yamamura
    • Kaoru Komagata
    Ryô Iwase
      Faisal Anwar
      Kamal Zharif
      Massimo Biondi
      Shôichirô Tanigawa
      • Director
        • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
      • Writers
        • Haruki Murakami
        • Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
        • Takamasa Ôe
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      • Trivia
        The film was originally set in Busan, South Korea, but was changed to Hiroshima, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
      • Goofs
        When the cast are walking to the park for their outdoor rehearsal, Yoon-a and Janice appear to be having a conversation without the use of sign language on which one of them is dependent.
      • Quotes

        Kôshi Takatsuki: But even if you think you know someone well, even if you love that person deeply, you can't completely look into that person's heart. You'll just feel hurt. But if you put in enough effort, you should be able to look into your own heart pretty well. So in the end, what we should be doing is to be true to our hearts and come to terms with it in a capable way. If you really want to look at someone, then your only option is to look at yourself squarely and deeply.

      • Crazy credits
        Opening credits start from the 41st minute.
      • Connections
        Edited into Amanda the Jedi Show: Faster than your First Time Reviews 2 - Best and Worst of TIFF 2021 (2021)
      • Soundtracks
        Rondo K. 485 in D Major
        Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

        Performed by Atsushi Abe

      User reviews285

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      8/10
      All the World's a Stage...
      Things are left unsaid but it's too late, the time has passed but moving on stagnates, the engine sits and dwells, the seas disturbed with swells, as thoughts revolve, left unresolved, and memories rotate.

      A reflective piece of filmmaking that idles along at a sedentary pace but never stalls as the lives of two severed souls journey through their pasts together and untwine the chords that shackle them to memories and moments of regret. Beautiful performances all round through a subtle and imaginative approach that will leave you contemplative and reflective, perhaps even more so if you have a similar scenario performing in your own background.
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      • Nov 24, 2022

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      Details

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      • Release date
        • August 20, 2021 (Japan)
      • Country of origin
        • Japan
      • Official sites
        • Official site
        • Official site (Japan)
      • Languages
        • Japanese
        • English
        • Korean Sign Language
        • German
        • Mandarin
        • Tagalog
        • Korean
        • Indonesian
      • Also known as
        • Керуй моїм авто
      • Filming locations
        • Akinada Bridge, Kure, Hiroshima, Japan(suspended bridge to the island)
      • Production companies
        • Bitters End
        • Bungeishunju
        • C&I Entertainment
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      Box office

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      • Gross US & Canada
        • $2,352,240
      • Opening weekend US & Canada
        • $13,775
        • Nov 28, 2021
      • Gross worldwide
        • $15,362,861
      See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

      Technical specs

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      • Runtime
        2 hours 59 minutes
      • Color
        • Color
      • Sound mix
        • Dolby Digital
      • Aspect ratio
        • 1.85 : 1

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