Drive My Car (2021) is a Japanese drama directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, adapted from a short story by Haruki Murakami. It is a meditative exploration of grief, communication, and the roles we play for others.

Two years later, Yūsuke accepts a residency in Hiroshima to direct a multilingual production of Anton Chekhov’s Uncle Vanya . Drive My Car (2021) - IMDb

The film begins with an extended 40-minute prologue. Stage actor and director lives with his wife, Oto , a screenwriter who conceives her stories after sex and narrates them to him. Their marriage is marked by a deep, unspoken sorrow following the death of their young daughter years prior.