Directed by:
Ryûsuke HamaguchiCinematography:
四宮秀俊Composer:
Eiko IshibashiCast:
Hidetoshi Nishijima, Tôko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Yoo-rim Park, Dae-Young Jin, Sonia Yuan, Perry Dizon, 安部聡子, 岩瀬亮, Toshiaki Inomata, Hiroko MatsudaPlots(1)
Only Ryusuke Hamaguchi - with his extraordinary sensitivity to the mysterious resonances of human interactions - could sweep up international awards and galvanize audiences everywhere with a pensive, three-hour movie about an experimental staging of an Anton Chekhov play, presented in nine languages and adapted from Haruki Murakami stories. With Drive My Car, the Japanese director has confirmed his place among contemporary cinema’s most vital voices. Two years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima) arrives in Hiroshima to direct a production of "Uncle Vanya" for a theater festival and, through relationships with an actor (Masaki Okada) with whom he shares a tangled history and a chauffeur (Toko Miura) with whom he develops a surprising rapport, finds himself confronting emotional scars. This quietly mesmerizing tale of love, art, grief, and healing is ultimately a cathartic exploration of what it means to go on living when there seems to be no road ahead. (Criterion)
(more)Soundtracks
Drive My Car
Label: Nowhere Music / Space Shower Music
Year: 2021
Format: digital
Length: 46:39
1. | Drive My Car | Eiko Ishibashi | 05:04 |
2. | Drive My Car (Misaki) | Eiko Ishibashi | 02:27 |
3. | Drive My Car (Cassette) | Eiko Ishibashi | 02:55 |
4. | Drive My Car (The Important Thing Is To Work) | Eiko Ishibashi | 03:08 |
5. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights | Eiko Ishibashi | 03:56 |
6. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights (SAAB 900) | Eiko Ishibashi | 04:53 |
7. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights (Oto) | Eiko Ishibashi | 05:19 |
8. | Drive My Car (Kafuku) | Eiko Ishibashi | 03:39 |
9. | Drive My Car (The Truth, No Matter What It Is, Isn't That Frightening) | Eiko Ishibashi | 02:07 |
10. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights (And When Our Last Hour Comes We'll Go Quietly) | Eiko Ishibashi | 05:01 |
11. | Drive My Car (Hiroshima) | Eiko Ishibashi | 02:47 |
12. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights (Different Ways) | Eiko Ishibashi | 05:23 |
Drive My Car
Original Soundtrack
Label: Newhere Music
Year: 2021
Format: digital
Length: 38:29
1. | Drive My Car | Eiko Ishibashi | 05:04 |
2. | Drive My Car (Misaki) | Eiko Ishibashi | 02:27 |
3. | Drive My Car (Cassette) | Eiko Ishibashi | 02:55 |
4. | Drive My Car (The Important Thing Is To Work) | Eiko Ishibashi | 03:08 |
5. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights | Eiko Ishibashi | 03:56 |
6. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights (SAAB 900) | Eiko Ishibashi | 04:53 |
7. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights (Oto) | Eiko Ishibashi | 05:19 |
8. | Drive My Car (Kafuku) | Eiko Ishibashi | 03:39 |
9. | Drive My Car (The Truth, No Matter What It Is, Isn't That Frightening) | Eiko Ishibashi | 02:07 |
10. | We'll Live Through The Long, Long Days, And Through The Long Nights (And When Our Last Hour Comes We'll Go Quietly) | Eiko Ishibashi | 05:01 |