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2021 · 179 min · NR

Drive My Car

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi · Drama

Drive My Car (2021) is a Drama film, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi set in Tokyo and Hiroshima during the 2020s. It runs 179 minutes and is rated NR.

Themes of grief & loss, guilt & shame, and memory & nostalgia play out through frame narrative.

Composer
Eiko IshibashiYoshitaka Fujimoto
Cinematography
Hidetoshi ShinomiyaLee Tae-hun
Cast
Hidetoshi NishijimaToko MiuraMasaki OkadaReika KirishimaPark Yu-rimJin Dae-yeonSonia YuanAhn Hwi-tae

The world of this film

Setting

Where
TokyoHiroshima
Setting
Urban
When
2020s

Premise & themes

Themes
Grief & LossGuilt & ShameMemory & Nostalgia
Structure
Frame Narrative
Tone
MelancholicContemplative

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Talky Dialogue Driven
Based on
Pure Fiction

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