Drive My Car (2021)

#700 worldwide · charting in 11 countries

Movie · 179 min · T · drm

Drive My Car poster

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.

  • 7.5 IMDb
  • 7.4 TMDB
  • 97% Rotten Tomatoes
  • 84 JustWatch

Where to watch Drive My Car

Available on 24 platforms across 7 countries.

Chart positions today

Currently charting in 11 countries, best placed at #79 in Japan.

Available languages

Audio: French, Italian, Japanese, Spanish

Subtitles: Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, Turkish

Chart history

Drive My Car has spent 13 days in a top 3, 37 days in a top 10 and 176 days in a top 100 across the markets we track. Its best position anywhere is #1.

Cast

Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yu-rim, Jin Dae-yeon, Sonia Yuan, Ahn Hwi-tae, Perry Dizon, Satoko Abe, Hiroko Matsuda, Toshiaki Inomata, Takako Yamamura, Ryo Iwase, Faisal Anwar, Kamal Zharif, Massimo Biondi, Shoichiro Tanigawa

Crew

Ryusuke Hamaguchi (screenplay), Takamasa Oe (screenplay)

Awards

4 wins from 10 nominations.

  • FIPRESCI Grand Prix 2022 — won
  • Academy Award for Best International Feature Film 2022 — won
  • Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film 2021 — won
  • Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year 2021 — won
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards 2022 — nominated
  • Academy Award for Best Picture 2022 — nominated
  • César Award for Best Foreign Film — nominated
  • David di Donatello for Best International Film — nominated
  • César Award for Best Foreign Film — nominated
  • David di Donatello for Best International Film — nominated