Drive My Car

Drive My Car

Go on living.

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Release Date

8/18/2021

Runtime

179 mins

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

$1,300,000

Revenue

$15,356,046

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A patient, luminous meditation on loss and connection in which a grief-stricken theater director and his reserved young driver gradually open up to each other over long drives and quiet conversations. It moves with the unhurried rhythms of healing, finding meaning in the small rituals and confessions that bind people together.

Mood

MelancholicWistfulContemplativeHopeful

Themes

GriefLoveMemoryArt and creationRedemption

Look

NaturalisticPainterlyLong takes

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