SummaryTwo years after his wife’s unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900.... Read More
Directed By:Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Written By:Haruki Murakami, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Ôe
Drive My Car
Metascore
Universal Acclaim
91
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Generally Favorable
7.6
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Apr 1, 2022
100
Hamaguchi’s literary and densely layered drama moves slowly through its runtime, but stick with it and Drive My Car rewards patience like almost nothing else.
Nov 24, 2021
100
A thoughtful and tearful ride in which the destination is a spiritual confrontation with oneself, Drive My Car devastates and comforts through its vehicular poetry of the sorrow from which we run, the collisions that awaken us, and the healing gained from every bump in the road.
User score
Generally Favorable
7.6
76% Positive
142 Ratings
142 Ratings
17% Mixed
31 Ratings
31 Ratings
7% Negative
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
Jun 17, 2024
10
Thanks to French German ARTE Channel for showing a crisp copy of "Drive My Car" ドライブ・マイ・カ.
One can only recommend watching this gem of a movie. It delivers on so many levels. No wonder it won an Oscar for best foreign film. The script by Ryūsuke Hamaguchi & Takamasa Ōe is fantastic. "Manhattan Dating Project" director Alex von Roon remembers vividly how one of his Berlin friends used to try not to catch any red lights in order to go easy on the brakes of his "Silberpfeil" Saab 900. Also a post punk guitarist in LA's Silverlake was quite protectivea similar ride. If you like "Lost in Translation" and most of the work of Gruppe 47, or you just want to be taken away on a perfect ride, then get in the car and enjoy this film. Hidetoshi Shinomiya has a great eye & Eiko Ishibashi's score is also recommendable. We salute the cast of the movie all together. それを維持する
Apr 10, 2022
10
'Drive My Car' is a masterpiece about pain and artistic creation. Director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi delivers an astounding and very profound tale that explores human relationships and grief, and their connection with art, making you rethink what you know about love and closure. Don't let the three-hour runtime frighten you; a plethora of subplots, powerful performances, and a healing story at its core make 'Drive My Car' a very engaging view. You get lost in the conversations, in the many car rides, and in the meta aspects of a flawless movie that transcends any language, culture, or age. Just want to end by thanking Hamaguchi for giving me one of the most enlightening cinema experiences of my life.
Jan 20, 2022
95
The film’s long running time doesn’t feel indulgent at all, but electrifyingly necessary, the only way to draw out the restrained sorrows of its insular ensemble. Few filmmakers can make simple conversation a blockbuster moment, but in Hamaguchi’s hands, the audience is hanging on every character’s next word.
Jul 11, 2021
90
Hamaguchi’s filmmaking, always accomplished, reaches new heights of refinement and sensory richness here, principally via Shinomiya’s immaculate, opaline lensing.
Nov 22, 2021
81
Take three hours out of your life, and enjoy one of the most fulfilling cinematic rides of the year.
Jul 20, 2021
80
Ambitious and yet quietly confident, Hamaguchi’s film feels an absolute treat. Drive My Car is a hell of a ride, the red Saab riding through the landscape like a beating heart, taking viewers along a journey that they won’t soon forget.
Nov 23, 2021
63
It’s a movie of repressed characters living interior monologues not delivered, the cinema of droning along storytelling rebranded as “serene” or “patient.” That makes this festival darling one of those films you ponder and appreciate, almost at arm’s length. It’s that afraid of moving you.
Apr 2, 2022
10
Drive my car is very slow but if you hold on to it honey it will be a beautiful and sentimental car ride.
Apr 11, 2024
6
This is a theatre producer and the middle-aged stage of his life. The main part of the film consists of him and a group rehearsing a play. There are several dramas surrounding the actors. An additional storyline concerns his female driver. Nothing major actually happens. So the film is also a bit boring, unless you like these acted 'accompanying documentaries'.
Mar 28, 2022
6
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Apr 6, 2022
3
This movie is sooo serious and sooo long and the tempo is soooo low. The protagonist and some other characters were also boring und ansympathetic, only the south korean couple was sweet. I dont understand, why the critics are so high. And something reminds me. Why did the movie shows so much about that russian play and never explained more about it? No, I will not read that book.
Mar 8, 2022
3
Maybe my expectations were too high based on the reviews I read. This movie moves at a snails pace which is fine when the characters are well developed and defined, unfortunately that is not the case here. A movie about self loathing can only be interesting if the characters show some sign of redemption, this never happens. Too many roads that lead to nowhere are traveled for too long in this film. The biggest problem is that the characters are so bland and nondescript that you really don't care what happens to them
Production Company:
- Bitters End
- Bungeishunju
- C&I Entertainment
- Culture Entertainment
- Drive My Car Production Committee
- Japan Arts Council
- Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
- L'espace Vision
- Nekojarashi
- Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
- Quaras
- The Asahi Shimbun Company
Release Date:Nov 24, 2021
Duration:2 h 59 m
Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Win & 1 Nomination
Awards of the Japanese Academy
• 9 Wins & 9 Nominations
