Drive My Car

Aug 18, 2021

2h 59m

★ 7.4

Go on living.

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Bitters End

C&I entertainment

Culture Entertainment

nekojarashi

Quaras

Bungeishunju

Nippan Group Holdings

The Asahi Shimbun

L'espace Vision

Drive My Car Trailers

Cast

Yūsuke Kafuku

Hidetoshi Nishijima

Misaki Watari

Toko Miura

Kōshi Takatsuki

Masaki Okada

Oto Kafuku

Reika Kirishima

Lee Yoo-na

Park Yu-rim

Gong Yoon-su

Jin Dae-yeon

Janice Chang

Sonia Yuan

Ryu Jong-ui

Ahn Hwi-tae

Roy Rossello

Perry Dizon

Yuzuhara

Satoko Abe

Yumi Etô

Hiroko Matsuda

Takashi Kimura

Toshiaki Inomata

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