Japan Synopsis
ドライブ・マイ・カー
“Go on living.”
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.
The 2020–2022 Japan Window
452 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Drive My Car sits at position #191.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Drive My Car. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Bitters End
The 2020s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2020s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Drive My Car premiered. 539 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,340 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (71st percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #583 of 1,933 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, English, German, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Tagalog |
| Production Companies | Bitters End, C&I entertainment, Culture Entertainment, Agency for Cultural Affairs, J-LOD |
| Runtime | 3h 0m |
| Release Date | August 18, 2021 |
| IMDb | tt14039582 |
| Official Site | lineup.the-match-factory.digital |