Drive My Car
Drama
16+NR
2021·2h 59m·Ryusuke Hamaguchi·Bitters End·● Script read & verified
A Japanese drama about a theater director processing grief after his wife's sudden death, who travels to Hiroshima to direct a multilingual production of Uncle...
Best watched together — Complex themes about death, grief, and sexuality benefit from discussion with mature viewers
Heads Up for Parents
Contains an extended subplot about a teenage girl's obsessive stalking behavior that includes sexual elements
What's In It
Violence
Very Mild▸
Language
Very Mild▸
Scary
Very Mild▸
Romance
Mild▸
Substances
Very Mild▸
Stimulation
Very Mild▸
Cultural & Values Guide
Faith & Religion
●Buddhist themes
The film explores Buddhist concepts of acceptance and letting go through Yusuke's journey of grief. His practice of meditation and mindful acceptance of his wife's secrets reflects core Buddhist philosophy about releasing attachment to suffering.
Family Takeaways
What it gets right
- ✓Authentic portrayal of grief and the healing process
- ✓Shows how art and theater can help process trauma
- ✓Demonstrates the importance of human connection across cultural barriers
Cast:Hidetoshi NishijimaToko MiuraMasaki OkadaReika KirishimaPark Yu-rim