---
title: 'Drive My Car (2021)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Ryusuke Hamaguchi'
released: '2021-08-20'
runtime_minutes: 179
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/drive-my-car-2021'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14039582/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Drive My Car (2021)

2021 · 179 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: ドライブ・マイ・カー

## Synopsis

Drive My Car  is a 2021 Japanese drama film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who co-wrote the screenplay with Takamasa Oe. Based on Haruki Murakami's 2014 short story of the same name, it stars Hidetoshi Nishijima as a theatre director who directs a multilingual production of Uncle Vanya while dealing with the death of his wife. Reika Kirishima, Tōko Miura, Park Yu-rim, Jin Dae-yeon, Sonia Yuan, Ahn Hwitae, Perry Dizon, Satoko Abe, and Masaki Okada also star.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Ryusuke Hamaguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryusuke-hamaguchi)
- **Screenplay:** [Ryusuke Hamaguchi](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryusuke-hamaguchi), [Takamasa Ōe](https://cinepixo.com/people/takamasa-oe)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Eiko Ishibashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/eiko-ishibashi)
- **Producer:** [Teruhisa Yamamoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/teruhisa-yamamoto)
- **Director of Photography:** [Hidetoshi Shinomiya](https://cinepixo.com/people/hidetoshi-shinomiya)

## Cast

- [Reika Kirishima](https://cinepixo.com/people/reika-kirishima)
- [Sonia Yuan](https://cinepixo.com/people/sonia-yuan)
- [Park Yu-rim](https://cinepixo.com/people/park-yu-rim)
- [Hidetoshi Nishijima](https://cinepixo.com/people/hidetoshi-nishijima)
- [Jin Dae-yeon](https://cinepixo.com/people/jin-dae-yeon)
- [Tōko Miura](https://cinepixo.com/people/toko-miura)
- [Ahn Hwi-tae](https://cinepixo.com/people/ahn-hwi-tae)
- [Masaki Okada](https://cinepixo.com/people/masaki-okada)

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Official site: https://dmc.bitters.co.jp/
Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/drive-my-car-2021
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