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Drive My Car

2021 film directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
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Summary

Drive My Car is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,931 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Award received: Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[3], Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year[4], Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[5], FIPRESCI Grand Prix[6]
  • Director: Ryusuke Hamaguchi[7]
  • Screenwriter: Ryusuke Hamaguchi[8], Takamasa Ōe[9]
  • Composer: Eiko Ishibashi[10]
  • Genre: drama film[11]
  • Based on: Drive My Car[12]
  • Cast member: Hidetoshi Nishijima[13], Masaki Okada[14], Reika Kirishima[15], Tōko Miura[16], Sonia Yuan[17], Park Yu-rim[18], Jin Dae-yeon[19], Ahn Hwi-tae[20]
  • Producer: Teruhisa Yamamoto[21]
  • Director of photography: Hidetoshi Shinomiya[22]
  • Original language of film or TV show: Japanese[23]
  • Commons category: Drive My Car (film)[24]
  • Review score: 97%[25], 91/100[26], 7.5/10[27]
  • Color: color[28]
  • Country of origin: Japan[29]
  • Publication date: August 20, 2021[30], December 23, 2021[31], March 17, 2022[32], November 24, 2021[33]
  • Distributed by: Bitters End[34], Mozinet[35], HBO Max[36]
  • Narrative location: Tokyo[37], Hiroshima[38], Hokkaido[39]
  • Official website: https://dmc.bitters.co.jp/[40]
  • Main subject: death of subject's spouse[41], loss[42], guilt[43], coming to terms with the past[44], human bonding[45], theatre art[46]
  • Nominated for: Academy Award for Best Picture[47], David di Donatello for Best International Film[48], César Award for Best Foreign Film[49], International Submission to the Academy Awards[50]
  • Title: ドライブ・マイ・カー[51]
  • FSK film rating: FSK 12[52]
  • Duration: 179 minutes[53]
  • Aspect ratio (W:H): 1.85:1[54]
  • Box office: 15,319,767 US dollars[55]

Why It Matters

Drive My Car has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

FAQs

What awards did Drive My Car receive?

Honors received include Golden Globe Award for Best Non-English Language Film[3], Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year[4], Academy Award for Best International Feature Film[5], and FIPRESCI Grand Prix[6].

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References

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  17. [4] ↑ . japan-academy-prize.jp. japan-academy-prize.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [5] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [6] ↑ . The Hollywood Reporter. hollywoodreporter.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . IMDb. wikidata.org.
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  30. [32] ↑ . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Terjesztésre kerülő filmalkotások és artfilmek nyilvántartása. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  37. [39] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  38. [40] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  41. [43] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  42. [44] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  43. [45] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  44. [46] ↑ . Drive My Car. wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . oscars.org. oscars.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  46. [48] ↑ . daviddidonatello.it. daviddidonatello.it. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  50. [52] ↑ . spio-fsk.de. spio-fsk.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  53. [55] ↑ . boxofficemojo.com. boxofficemojo.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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