Drive My Car (2021)

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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
• Producer: Teruhisa Yamamoto
• Cinematographer: Hidetoshi Shinomiya
• Release Date: August 20, 2021
• Runtime: 179 min.
• Distributor: Bitters End
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

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.