Drive My Car
- Release Date: November 26, 2021 (limited)
- Genre: Drama
- Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Producer(s): Teruhisa Yamamoto, Tsuyoshi Gorô, Misaki Kawamura, Sachio Matsushita, Yoshito Nakabe, Keiji Okumura, Jin Suzuki
- Writer(s): Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Haruki Murakami, Takamasa Oe
- Studio: filmswelike
- Length: 2h 59m | Classification: G
Synopsis
Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is a successful stage actor and director who is married to Oto (Reika Kirishima), a beautiful playwright with many secrets. The two share a beautiful life, a painful past, and a fruitful artistic collaboration.
When Oto suddenly dies, Kafuku is left with many unanswered questions about their relationship and regret over his inability to truly understand her. Two years later, still struggling to cope with his loss, he accepts an offer to direct a play at a prestigious festival. He drives to Hiroshima in his immaculate, flaming red Saab 900. At his destination, he reluctantly has to comply with the strict festival rules, that include allowing Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a skilled chauffeur, drive his car.
Adapted from the short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami.