Drive My Car

TIFF.23 - 3 x 3

Section: 3 x 3
Title: Doraibu mai kâ
Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Cast: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Masaki Okada, Toko Miura, Reika Kirishima
Duration: 2h 59m
Country: Japan
Year: 2021

Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, is still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife. He receives an offer to direct Uncle Vanya at a theatre festival and drives to Hiroshima with his car. There, he meets Misaki, a reticent woman assigned to become his chauffeur. As they spend time together, Kafuku confronts a past that quietly haunts him.