DRIVE MY CAR

By Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI

MODERN FILMS - as DISTR Theatrical, TV, DVD-video, VOD, Airline, UNITED KINGDOM

Book adaptation - Completed 2021


Festivals
& Awards

Cannes 2021
Official Selection Palme d’Or Nominee, Winner, Best Screenplay
BFI London FF 2021
Special Presentation
Toronto - TIFF 2021
Official Selection
New York FF 2021
Official Selection
Melbourne Fest. 2021
Official Selection
New York Film Critics Circle 2021
Winner: Best Film
Gotham Awards 2021
Winner: Best International Feature
Cannes 2021
Winner: Best Screenplay
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Book adaptation, Drama
    • Countries
    • JAPAN
    • Languages
    • JAPANESE
    • Duration
    • 179 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
    • Synopsis
    • Adapted from Haruki Murakami’s short story, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is a haunting road movie travelling a path of love, loss, acceptance, and peace.

      Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, a renowned stage actor and director receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theatre festival in Hiroshima. There, an introverted young woman is assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his own beloved red Saab 900. Together, they confront painful truths raised from the past and find new ways to move forward.

      Cannes Film Festival nominee for the Palme d'Or and winner of the Best Screenplay Award, Japan's Entry for the Academy Awards 2022 and nominated for a Golden Globe, Independent Spirit and 4 UK Critics Circle Awards.