Drive My Car (2021)
Drive My Car (2021)
Go on living.
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.

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Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima Hidetoshi Nishijima As: Yūsuke Kafuku
Toko Miura Toko Miura As: Misaki Watari
Masaki Okada Masaki Okada As: Kōshi Takatsuki
Reika Kirishima Reika Kirishima As: Oto Kafuku
Park Yu-rim Park Yu-rim As: Lee Yoo-na
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Storyline

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.


Tagline: Go on living.
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Drama

Language: 普通话, English, Deutsch, Bahasa indonesia, 日本語, 한국어/조선말, Bahasa melayu,

Release Date: 18 August 2021

Country: JP

Runtime: 179m

Company Credits

Company: Bitters End, C&I entertainment, Culture Entertainment, J-LOD, nekojarashi, Quaras, Bungeishunju, L'espace Vision, Nippan Group Holdings, The Asahi Shimbun

Budget: $1,300,000

Revenue: $15,356,046

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Cast

Directed By

Naoki Watanabe

Naoki Watanabe

Assistant Director

Hiroki Kubota

Hiroki Kubota

First Assistant Director

Takamasa Oe

Takamasa Oe

Assistant Director

Hayato Kawai

Hayato Kawai

First Assistant Director

Ha Bo-young

Ha Bo-young

Assistant Director

Kanna Kimura

Kanna Kimura

Assistant Director

Yôsuke Nakamura

Yôsuke Nakamura

Assistant Director

Lee Gun-woo

Lee Gun-woo

Assistant Director

Koki Muramoto

Koki Muramoto

Assistant Director

Mayumi Ishida

Mayumi Ishida

Stage Director

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

Ryūsuke Hamaguchi

Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Yoshito Nakabe

Yoshito Nakabe

Producer

Jin Suzuki

Jin Suzuki

Producer

Sachio Matsushita

Sachio Matsushita

Producer

Keiji Okumura

Keiji Okumura

Producer

Yuji Sadai

Yuji Sadai

Executive Producer

Osamu Kubota

Osamu Kubota

Producer

Misaki Kawamura

Misaki Kawamura

Producer

Kazuo Nakanishi

Kazuo Nakanishi

Executive Producer

Tsuyoshi Gorô

Tsuyoshi Gorô

Producer

Tamon Kondo

Tamon Kondo

Associate Producer

Lee Eun-kyoung

Lee Eun-kyoung

Associate Producer

Satoko Nakagawa

Satoko Nakagawa

Production Manager

Kazuya Matsukura

Kazuya Matsukura

Production Manager

Kôji Kobayashi

Kôji Kobayashi

Extras Casting

Kristine Kintana

Kristine Kintana

Casting Coordinator

Fumitsugu Abe

Fumitsugu Abe

Production Coordinator

Lee Sang-yoon

Lee Sang-yoon

Casting Director

Tsuyoshi Sugiyama

Tsuyoshi Sugiyama

Researcher

Junnosuke Tada

Junnosuke Tada

Researcher

Masahiko Hotogi

Masahiko Hotogi

Production Coordinator

Yûta Kusaba

Yûta Kusaba

Data Management Technician

Eri Takeda

Eri Takeda

Production Secretary

Fumiaki Taga

Fumiaki Taga

Production Coordinator

Satoshi Ezoe

Satoshi Ezoe

Researcher

Ayaka Kawano

Ayaka Kawano

Data Management Technician

Haruna Satô

Haruna Satô

Production Assistant

Tomoyuki Tamagawa

Tomoyuki Tamagawa

Production Accountant

Shôko Aoki

Shôko Aoki

Production Coordinator

Teruhisa Yamamoto

Teruhisa Yamamoto

Producer

Edited By

Costume and Makeup

Haruko Ichikawa

Haruko Ichikawa

Makeup & Hair

Haruki Koketsu

Haruki Koketsu

Costume Designer

Chika Onizuka

Chika Onizuka

Assistant Hairstylist

Chihiro Taki

Chihiro Taki

Assistant Makeup Artist

Rina Komoto

Rina Komoto

Additional Hairstylist

Tamiko Sonobe

Tamiko Sonobe

Assistant Hairstylist

Chika Onizuka

Chika Onizuka

Key Makeup Artist

Tamiko Sonobe

Tamiko Sonobe

Assistant Makeup Artist

Mikako Takamura

Mikako Takamura

Additional Hairstylist

Chihiro Taki

Chihiro Taki

Assistant Hairstylist

Yûichi Matsui

Yûichi Matsui

Special Effects Makeup Artist

Serika Furuno

Serika Furuno

Wardrobe Master

Sound

Eiko Ishibashi

Eiko Ishibashi

Original Music Composer

Renmei Izuta

Renmei Izuta

Sound Recordist

Miki Nomura

Miki Nomura

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Go Jun-yeong

Go Jun-yeong

Sound

Naoki Jono

Naoki Jono

Sound Assistant

Miyuki Horiuchi

Miyuki Horiuchi

Foley Artist

Kadoaki Izuta

Kadoaki Izuta

Sound

Kazuki Suzuki

Kazuki Suzuki

Boom Operator

Tatsuya Obo

Tatsuya Obo

Sound Editor

Park Eul-bin

Park Eul-bin

Assistant Sound Editor

Kiyomi Samukawa

Kiyomi Samukawa

Sound Assistant

Toshiaki Sudô

Toshiaki Sudô

Musician

Yoshitaka Fujimoto

Yoshitaka Fujimoto

Original Music Composer

Hiroyasu Hirakawa

Hiroyasu Hirakawa

Music Coordinator

Jim O'Rourke

Jim O'Rourke

Musician

Tatsuhisa Yamamoto

Tatsuhisa Yamamoto

Musician

Atsuko Hatano

Atsuko Hatano

Musician

Marty Holoubek

Marty Holoubek

Musician

Visual Effects

Kazuyori Kosaka

Kazuyori Kosaka

Visual Effects Supervisor

Kurt Hanson

Kurt Hanson

VFX Artist

Shôta Asakawa

Shôta Asakawa

Compositing Artist

Ryôta Deishi

Ryôta Deishi

Compositing Artist

Jeff Ong

Jeff Ong

VFX Artist

Alexander Batuev

Alexander Batuev

VFX Artist

Mei Hanawa

Mei Hanawa

Visual Effects Producer

Salah Soltane

Salah Soltane

Visual Effects Director

Aleksandr Chiknayev

Aleksandr Chiknayev

VFX Artist

Nikola Panek

Nikola Panek

VFX Artist

Gunter Wenzel

Gunter Wenzel

VFX Artist

Allen Walker

Allen Walker

VFX Artist

Daiwa Shôji

Daiwa Shôji

Compositing Artist

Tammy Washkow

Tammy Washkow

VFX Artist

Tetsuya Shiraishi

Tetsuya Shiraishi

Visual Effects Director

Shino Tanaka

Shino Tanaka

Compositing Artist

Joseph Knaff

Joseph Knaff

VFX Artist

Nanako Shiba

Nanako Shiba

Compositing Artist

Munhyun Song

Munhyun Song

Compositing Artist

Chihiro Tsuda

Chihiro Tsuda

Visual Effects Director

Omar Wilkins

Omar Wilkins

VFX Artist

Harune Ueda

Harune Ueda

Compositing Artist

Miki Takakuwa

Miki Takakuwa

Visual Effects Production Manager

Sarah White

Sarah White

VFX Artist

Camera

Hidetoshi Shinomiya

Hidetoshi Shinomiya

Director of Photography

Ryuichi Shimokawa

Ryuichi Shimokawa

Assistant Camera

Mizuki Tomori

Mizuki Tomori

Assistant Camera

Mio Hirota

Mio Hirota

Still Photographer

Keita Ônishi

Keita Ônishi

Assistant Camera

Miwo Yamazaki

Miwo Yamazaki

Still Photographer

Emiko Yamada

Emiko Yamada

Assistant Camera

Lighting

Taiki Takai

Taiki Takai

Lighting Director

Yosuke Nakatani

Yosuke Nakatani

Electrician

Yûsuke Shiratori

Yûsuke Shiratori

Electrician

Shôgo Takashima

Shôgo Takashima

Electrician

Taiki Takai

Taiki Takai

Gaffer

Art Department

Kensaki Jo

Kensaki Jo

Art Direction

Mami Kagamoto

Mami Kagamoto

Set Decoration

Seo Hyeon-Seon

Seo Hyeon-Seon

Production Design

Nobuhiro Ariyoshi

Nobuhiro Ariyoshi

Assistant Art Director

Yayoi Fukuda

Yayoi Fukuda

Property Master

Nao Idei

Nao Idei

Property Master

Tomoyuki Tokuda

Tomoyuki Tokuda

Construction Coordinator

Akitomo Suzuki

Akitomo Suzuki

Construction Coordinator

Toshiaki Mizumori

Toshiaki Mizumori

Construction Coordinator

Akio Saitô

Akio Saitô

Assistant Art Director

Kiyoshi Kawahara

Kiyoshi Kawahara

Construction Coordinator

Kazuyuki Takahashi

Kazuyuki Takahashi

Construction Coordinator

Noboru Okano

Noboru Okano

Graphic Designer

Riko Shibata

Riko Shibata

Graphic Designer

Other Crew

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