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Drive My Car

Drive My Car - Before (Poster) French theatrical release poster for the critically acclaimed 2021 Japanese drama film Drive My Car, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. Key Film Details Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi Source Material: Adapted from a short story by Haruki Murakami from his 2014 collection Men Without Women.Starring: Hidetoshi Nishijima (bottom profile) and Toko Miura (top profile). Accolades: The emblem on the bottom right highlights its Prix du Scénario (Best Screenplay) win at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival. It also went on to win the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at the 94th Oscars.SynopsisThe story follows Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director grappling with grief and unanswered questions after the sudden death of his wife. Two years later, he travels to Hiroshima to direct a multilingual production of Anton Chekhov's Uncle Vanya. There, he is assigned a quiet, reserved young woman named Misaki Watari (Toko Miura) to be his chauffeur for his beloved red Saab 900. As they spend hours on the road together, they slowly unravel their shared experiences of loss, guilt, and emotional isolation.