Drive My Car (film)
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| Japanese | ドライブ・マイ・カー |
| Hepburn | Doraibu mai kā |
| Directed by | Ryusuke Hamaguchi |
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| Based on | "Drive My Car" by Haruki Murakami |
| Produced by | Tsuyoshi Gorô Misaki Kawamura Osamu Kubota Sachio Matsushita Yoshito Nakabe Keiji Okumura Jin Suzuki Akihisa Yamamoto |
| Starring | Hidetoshi Nishijima |
| Cinematography | Hidetoshi Shinomiya |
| Edited by | Azusa Yamazaki |
| Music by | Eiko Ishibashi |
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| Distributed by | Bitters End Netflix |
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Running time | 179 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Drive My Car (Japanese: ドライブ・マイ・カー, Hepburn: Doraibu mai kā) is a 2021 Japanese drama film co-written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, based on the short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami from his 2014 short story collection Men Without Women.[1][2] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2021 Cannes Film Festival.[3] At Cannes, it won the Best Screenplay, the FIPRESCI Prize and the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury.[4][5]
Cast[]
- Hidetoshi Nishijima as Yūsuke Kafuku
- Tōko Miura as Misaki Watari
- Masaki Okada as Kōji Takatsuki
- Reika Kirishima as Kafuku's Wife
- Park Yoo-rim
- Jin Daeyeon
- Sonia Yuan
References[]
- ^ Wiseman, Andreas (1 June 2021). "The Match Factory Boards Murakami Adaptation 'Drive My Car', The Next Film From Cannes & Berlin Director Ryusuke Hamaguchi". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Schilling, Mark (14 March 2021). "Japan's Silver Bear-Winner Hamaguchi Ryusuke Plots His Next Film Moves". Variety. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Sharf, Zack (3 June 2021). "Cannes Film Festival 2021 Lineup: Sean Baker, Wes Anderson, and More Compete for Palme d'Or". IndieWire. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ "Cannes' Palme D'Or goes to Titane". Cineuropa. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
- ^ "Cannes Film Festival 2021: Full Winners List". Asia Tatler. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
External links[]
- Drive My Car at IMDb
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