Drive My Car/Doraibu mai kâ (15)
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Starring: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Reika Kirishima
Drama Japan 2021
2 hrs 59 mins Subtitles

Yusuke Kafuku is a renowned stage actor and director and the sudden death of his wife shakes the foundations of his world.

Two years later he travels to Hiroshima to stage a production of Uncle Vanya. He is assigned a taciturn young woman, Misaki Watari to chauffeur him around in his beloved car.

“Drive My Car is a compelling portrait of a man facing up to the ghosts of his past. It’s a film which takes the viewer on a journey which is full of small and important interactions.
It’s exhilarating to watch.
Hamaguchi is like a master craftsman gradually constructing his masterpiece. Drive My Car is an enthralling piece of cinema.” Rob Adams. Back Seat Mafia

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