Drive My Car (2021)
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.
Director:
Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Writers:
Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Oe.
https://lineup.the-match-factory.digital/cannes/drive-my-car
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Hidetoshi Nishijima as Yūsuke Kafuku |
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Toko Miura as Misaki Watari |
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Masaki Okada as Kōshi Takatsuki |
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Reika Kirishima as Oto Kafuku |
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Park Yu-rim as Lee Yoo-na |
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Jin Dae-yeon as Gong Yoon-su |
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Sonia Yuan as Janice Chang |
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Ahn Hwi-tae as Ryu Jong-ui |
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Perry Dizon as Roy Rossello |
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Satoko Abe as Yuzuhara |
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Hiroko Matsuda as Yumi Etô |
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Toshiaki Inomata as Takashi Kimura |
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Takako Yamamura as Kaoru Komagata |
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Ryo Iwase as |
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Faisal Anwar as |
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Kamal Zharif as |
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Massimo Biondi as |
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Shoichiro Tanigawa as |
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Yoshinori Miyata as |
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Keiko Nishi as |
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Saki Suzuki as |
| Camera | Hidetoshi Shinomiya | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kazuo Nakanishi | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuji Sadai | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Screenplay |
| Sound | Eiko Ishibashi | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Kensaki Jo | Art Direction |
| Art | Mami Kagamoto | Set Decoration |
| Editing | Azusa Yamazaki | Editor |
| Production | Tamon Kondo | Associate Producer |
| Visual Effects | Kazuyori Kosaka | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Haruko Ichikawa | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Takamasa Oe | Screenplay |
| Production | Lee Eun-kyoung | Associate Producer |
| Lighting | Taiki Takai | Lighting Director |
| Directing | Hiroki Kubota | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Naoki Watanabe | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Takamasa Oe | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Haruki Murakami | Short Story |
| Art | Seo Hyeon-Seon | Production Design |
| Directing | Hayato Kawai | First Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamiko Sonobe | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Directing | Yôsuke Nakamura | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Go Jun-yeong | Sound |
| Sound | Kiyomi Samukawa | Sound Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Shôta Asakawa | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Ryôta Deishi | Compositing Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chihiro Taki | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Art | Toshiaki Mizumori | Construction Coordinator |
| Production | Satoko Nakagawa | Production Manager |
| Art | Nao Idei | Property Master |
| Sound | Naoki Jono | Sound Assistant |
| Art | Akitomo Suzuki | Construction Coordinator |
| Art | Yayoi Fukuda | Property Master |
| Art | Akio Saito | Assistant Art Director |
| Art | Tomoyuki Tokuda | Construction Coordinator |
| Sound | Park Eul-bin | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Visual Effects | Alexander Batuev | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Aleksandr Chiknayev | VFX Artist |
| Sound | Miyuki Horiuchi | Foley Artist |
| Sound | Kazuki Suzuki | Boom Operator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tamiko Sonobe | Assistant Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kazuya Matsukura | Production Manager |
| Directing | Kanna Kimura | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chika Onizuka | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Directing | Ha Bo-young | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chika Onizuka | Key Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rina Komoto | Additional Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chihiro Taki | Assistant Hairstylist |
| Art | Kazuyuki Takahashi | Construction Coordinator |
| Directing | Lee Gun-woo | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Koki Muramoto | Assistant Director |
| Art | Kiyoshi Kawahara | Construction Coordinator |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yûichi Matsui | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Art | Nobuhiro Ariyoshi | Assistant Art Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mikako Takamura | Additional Hairstylist |
| Visual Effects | Miki Takakuwa | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Lighting | Yosuke Nakatani | Electrician |
| Visual Effects | Tammy Washkow | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Daiwa Shôji | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Mei Hanawa | Visual Effects Producer |
| Visual Effects | Nikola Panek | VFX Artist |
| Art | Riko Shibata | Graphic Designer |
| Visual Effects | Kurt Hanson | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Munhyun Song | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Chihiro Tsuda | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Allen Walker | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Omar Wilkins | VFX Artist |
| Camera | Ryuichi Shimokawa | Assistant Camera |
| Visual Effects | Jeff Ong | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Nanako Shiba | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Salah Soltane | Visual Effects Director |
| Camera | Mio Hirota | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Tetsuya Shiraishi | Visual Effects Director |
| Visual Effects | Joseph Knaff | VFX Artist |
| Visual Effects | Harune Ueda | Compositing Artist |
| Lighting | Yûsuke Shiratori | Electrician |
| Visual Effects | Sarah White | VFX Artist |
| Art | Noboru Okano | Graphic Designer |
| Visual Effects | Shino Tanaka | Compositing Artist |
| Visual Effects | Gunter Wenzel | VFX Artist |
| Sound | Atsuko Hatano | Musician |
| Costume & Make-Up | Serika Furuno | Wardrobe Master |
| Sound | Jim O'Rourke | Musician |
| Sound | Toshiaki Sudô | Musician |
| Crew | Yûsuke Itsuji | Driver |
| Crew | Hideki Tokumasu | Driver |
| Camera | Miwo Yamazaki | Still Photographer |
| Sound | Marty Holoubek | Musician |
| Crew | Nobuaki Hoshino | Driver |
| Production | Kôji Kobayashi | Extras Casting |
| Production | Lee Sang-yoon | Casting Director |
| Crew | Hiroaki Shimano | Driver |
| Camera | Emiko Yamada | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Kôji Tanaka | Driver |
| Sound | Hiroyasu Hirakawa | Music Coordinator |
| Production | Satoshi Ezoe | Researcher |
| Production | Ayaka Kawano | Data Management Technician |
| Production | Tsuyoshi Sugiyama | Researcher |
| Production | Fumiaki Taga | Production Coordinator |
| Lighting | Shôgo Takashima | Electrician |
| Camera | Keita Ônishi | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Takuya Ida | Driver |
| Production | Fumitsugu Abe | Production Coordinator |
| Crew | Junya Suetsugu | Driver |
| Crew | Satoru Takehana | Driver |
| Crew | Takanori Muto | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Production | Kristine Kintana | Casting Coordinator |
| Sound | Tatsuhisa Yamamoto | Musician |
| Crew | Takahiro Taketomi | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Crew | Naoki Taniguchi | Driver |
| Crew | Ryûji Kosaka | Driver |
| Camera | Mizuki Tomori | Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Rikiya Tagami | Driver |
| Crew | Takamichi Wakikaido | Driver |
| Production | Shôko Aoki | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Masahiko Hotogi | Production Coordinator |
| Sound | Yoshitaka Fujimoto | Original Music Composer |
| Crew | Kan Tsuchida | Picture Car Coordinator |
| Production | Haruna Satô | Production Assistant |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tamagawa | Production Accountant |
| Crew | Cho Eun-hye | Thanks |
| Production | Junnosuke Tada | Researcher |
| Crew | Lee Jang-ho | Thanks |
| Crew | Kim Hye-jung | Thanks |
| Crew | Kwak Min-ho | Thanks |
| Directing | Mayumi Ishida | Stage Director |
| Production | Eri Takeda | Production Secretary |
| Production | Yûta Kusaba | Data Management Technician |
| Crew | Lee Ik-soo | Thanks |
| Crew | Kim Na-kyoung | Thanks |
| Directing | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Director |
| Production | Teruhisa Yamamoto | Producer |
| Editing | Yumeto Kitayama | Colorist |
| Production | Misaki Kawamura | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Tatsuya Obo | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Miki Nomura | Sound Mixer |
| Sound | Kadoaki Izuta | Sound Recordist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Haruki Koketsu | Costume Design |
| Camera | Lee Tae-hun | Director of Photography |
| Production | Hitoyuki Suzuki | Co-Producer |
| Production | Sachio Matsushita | Co-Producer |
| Production | Keiji Okumura | Co-Producer |
| Production | Yoshito Nakabe | Co-Producer |
| Production | Osamu Kubota | Co-Producer |
| Production | Hitoyuki Suzuki | Co-Producer |
| Production | Tsuyoshi Gorô | Co-Producer |
| Sound | Miki Nomura | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Hironori Kubota | First Assistant Director |