Drive My Car

2021 · directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi

Rating
84/100
Hit
yes
Prestige lists
Oscar Nominee

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.

Drive My Car (2021), directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, rates 84/100 — a hit. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

  • Hidetoshi Nishijima
  • Toko Miura
  • Masaki Okada
  • Reika Kirishima
  • Park Yu-rim
  • Jin Dae-yeon
  • Sonia Yuan
  • Ahn Hwi-tae
  • Perry Dizon
  • Satoko Abe

Crew

  • Hidetoshi Shinomiya — Director of Photography
  • Lee Tae-hun — Director of Photography
  • Azusa Yamazaki — Editor
  • Eiko Ishibashi — Original Music Composer
  • Yoshitaka Fujimoto — Original Music Composer
  • Ryusuke Hamaguchi — Screenplay
  • Takamasa Oe — Screenplay

More from Ryusuke Hamaguchi

  1. All of a Sudden (2026) — 84/100 · hit
  2. Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy (2021) — 81/100 · hit
  3. Happy Hour (2015) — 80/100 · hit
  4. Evil Does Not Exist (2023) — 76/100
  5. Asako I & II (2018) — 71/100

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