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DRIVE MY CAR
DISTR Theatrical, NORWAY FEST
 
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Completed - JAPANESE, KOREAN, ENGLISH, CANTONESE, MANDARIN, TAGALOG, INDONESIAN, GERMAN, MALAYSIAN - Drama - 179 minutes




Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI
 Writer(s) : Ryusuke HAMAGUCHI, Oe TAKAMASA
 Cast : Hidetoshi NISHIJIMA, Toko MIURA, Masaki OKADA, Reika KIRISHIMA, Park YURIM, Jin DAEYEON

 Producer(s) : Yamamoto TERUHISA

Synopsis

Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a stage actor and director is happily married to Oto (Reika Kirishima), a screenwriter. However, Oto suddenly dies after leaving behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki (Toko Miura), a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku confronts the mystery of his wife that quietly haunts him.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN

Distributors More info with Europa distribution

AUSTRIA Dec 23, 2021 POLYFILM VERLEI
BELGIUM SEPTEMBER FILM
BRAZIL Mar 17, 2022 O2 PLAY
CANADA Nov 24, 2021 FILMS WE LIKE
CROATIA KINO MEDITERAN
CROATIA MEDITERRANEAN F
CZECH REPU Mar 24, 2022 AEROFILMS, S.R.
DENMARK Mar 31, 2022 CAMERA FILM A/S
ESTONIA A-ONE FILMS EST
FRANCE Aug 18, 2021 DIAPHANA DISTRI
GERMANY Dec 23, 2021 RAPID EYE MOVIE
GREECE Oct 06, 2022 AMA FILMS
HONG KONG ENCORE INFLIGHT
HONG KONG ENCORE INFLIGHT
HONG KONG Dec 09, 2021 EDKO FILMS LTD
HUNGARY MOZINET LTD.
ICELAND Mar 11, 2022 HEIMILI KVIKMYN
ISRAEL LEV CINEMAS LTD
ITALY Sep 23, 2021 TUCKER FILM (UD
LATVIA A-ONE FILMS LAT
LITHUANIA A-ONE FILMS BAL
NETHERLAND SEPTEMBER FILM
NORWAY ARTHAUS
NORWAY BERGEN INTERNAT
PERU SODA FILMS
POLAND GUTEK FILM LTD
PORTUGAL LEOPARDO FILMES
SERBIA FIVE STARS FILM
SINGAPORE Sep 09, 2021 LIGHTHOUSE FILM
SLOVENIA DEMIURG - CVETK
SPAIN ELASTICA FILMS
SPAIN Feb 04, 2022 FILMIN
SWEDEN NJUTAFILMS
SWITZERLAN Dec 22, 2021 SISTER DISTRIBU
TAIWAN ANDREWS FILM CO
TURKEY MARS PRODUCTION
UNITED KIN Nov 19, 2021 MODERN FILMS
USA VARIANCE FILMS
USA Nov 24, 2021 THE CRITERION C
USA Nov 24, 2021 SIDESHOW
USA Nov 24, 2021 FILM FORUM
USA MUBI, INC


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Festivals and Awards

Festival de Cannes 2021 - Competition (Best Screenplay)
Toronto - TIFF 2021 Special Presentations
San Sebastian FF 2021 Out of Competition
Busan IFF 2021 Gala Presentation


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