Directed by:
Ryûsuke HamaguchiCinematography:
四宮秀俊Composer:
Eiko IshibashiCast:
Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Yoo-rim Park, Dae-Young Jin, Sonia Yuan, Perry Dizon, 安部聡子, 岩瀬亮, Toshiaki Inomata, Hiroko MatsudaPlots(1)
Only Ryusuke Hamaguchi - with his extraordinary sensitivity to the mysterious resonances of human interactions - could sweep up international awards and galvanize audiences everywhere with a pensive, three-hour movie about an experimental staging of an Anton Chekhov play, presented in nine languages and adapted from Haruki Murakami stories. With Drive My Car, the Japanese director has confirmed his place among contemporary cinema’s most vital voices. Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) arrives in Hiroshima to direct a production of "Uncle Vanya" for a theater festival and, through relationships with an actor (Masaki Okada) with whom he shares a tangled history and a chauffeur (Toko Miura) with whom he develops a surprising rapport, finds himself confronting emotional scars. This quietly mesmerizing tale of love, art, grief, and healing is ultimately a cathartic exploration of what it means to go on living when there seems to be no road ahead. (Criterion)
(more)Awards
- Winner
- Nominations
Academy Awards
- 2022 - Best Foreign Language Film
- 2022 - 山本晃久 (Best Motion Picture of the Year)
- 2022 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Best Achievement in Directing)
- 2022 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 大江崇允 (Best Adapted Screenplay)
Independent Spirit Awards
- 2022 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Best International Film)
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
- 2022 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 山本晃久 (Best Film not in the English Language)
- 2022 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Best Director)
- 2022 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Best Adapted Screenplay)
César Awards
- 2022 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Best Foreign Film)
Robert Awards (Danish Film Awards)
- 2023 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Best Non-English Language Film)
Golden Globes
- 2022 - Best Motion Picture – Foreign Language
Critics Choice Awards
- 2022 - Best Foreign Language Film
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2021 - Best Foreign Language Film
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards
- 2021 - Best Film
- 2021 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, 大江崇允 (Best Screenplay)
- 2021 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Best Director)
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
- 2021 - Best Film
Cannes Film Festival
- 2021 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Best Screenplay)
- 2021 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (Golden Palm - Official Competition)
San Sebastián International Film Festival
- 2022 - Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (FIPRESCI Film of the Year)