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Movie: Drive My Car
Romaji: Drive My Car
Japanese: ドライブ・マイ・カー
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Writer: Haruki Murakami (short story), Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe
Producer: Teruhisa Yamamoto
Cinematographer: Hidetoshi Shinomiya
Release Date: August 20, 2021
Runtime: 179 min.
Distributor: Bitters End
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Yusuke (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is a stage actor and a stage director. He is married to Fukaku (Reika Kirishima), who works as a playwright. They have a happy marriage, but Fukaku suddenly disappears and leaves behind a secret.

Two years later, Yusuke takes the director job at a theater festival. So he heads to Hiroshima, driving his car. There, he meets his exclusive chauffeur Misaki (Toko Miura), who doesn’t talk much. While spending time with her, Yusuke learns things which he has ignored.

Notes

Based on the short story "Drive My Car" by Haruki Murakami (published November 10, 2013 in Japanese magazine Bungei Shunju).

Cast



Hidetoshi Nishijima	Toko Miura	Masaki Okada	Reika Kirishima
Yusuke Fukaku	Misaki Watari	Koji Takatsuki	Fukaku

Additional Cast Members:

Park Yoo-Rim - Lee Yu-Na

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Kafuku Aug 27 2022 2:34 am The main character name is Kafuku, not Fukaku. Please revise.

So Lala Feb 18 2022 2:17 pm Toko Miura's stoic face is so remarkable and I always know Okada could do more than doramas with that face and talent.

Anonymous Jan 23 2022 6:11 pm That guy with fukaku during the auditions blew me away. he is good in 3 languages and even in sign language. this film is a slow burn and worth the watch!!! now i know why it won. i did not imagine Masaki Okada will have a raunchy scene here hahaha but great film

Godwin Emmanuel Jan 11 2022 12:06 am Drive my Car won the Golden Globes for the Best Foreign Film

Helper Jan 04 2022 5:53 pm Hey Barry Mano, you can try cdjapan, but dvd/bluray not released yet, you can preorder tho

Barry Mano Sep 14 2021 10:56 am I need your help. Live in USA. Avid foreign film watcher. Have a private collection of 1,500 DVDs. Very much want to purchase, for personal use only, a DVD of:

Drive My Car

Reason - the car in the movie is an exact match of the SAAB I have owned for 31 years. My car has never been rained on. Only driven on Sunday days here in Wisconsin.

Is there some way I could purchase a copy of the film on DVD? Sure would be wonderful. Please advise. Much appreciated.

Xentros Mar 22 2021 9:05 am Really looking forward to this. While "Asako I&II" was inferior to "Happy Hour", it was still a solid movie and has proven vastly the talent of Hamaguchi as a director. Furthermore, the movie is the adaptation of a short story from Haruki Murakami, which I think fits pretty well with the director's philosophy and narrative.

mim Jan 26 2021 2:24 am Wow! Masaki and Nishijima in Hamaguchi`s film! I cant wait!

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 * '''Japanese:''' ドライブ・マイ・カー
 * '''Director:''' [[Ryusuke Hamaguchi]]
-* '''Writer:''' [[Haruki Murakami]] (short story), [[Ryusuke Hamaguchi]]
+* '''Writer:''' [[Haruki Murakami]] (short story), [[Ryusuke Hamaguchi]], [[Takamasa Oe]]
 * '''Producer:''' Teruhisa Yamamoto
 * '''Cinematographer:''' Hidetoshi Shinomiya

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