Japan's Oscar-nominated 'Drive My Car' is a journey through loss, grief and art
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and adapted from a 2014 short story by Haruki Murakami, the film dramatizes some of the celebrated author's trademark themes: loss, guilt, the interplay of art and life.
SEOUL — Japanese cinema scored a milestone this week, as the film Drive My Car became the country's first to be nominated for best picture at the Academy Awards. If it wins, it will become the second foreign-language film with that honor; the first was Parasite, directed by South Korea's Bong Joon-ho, in 2020.
Drive My Car — adapted from a 2014 short story by Haruki Murakami, one of Japan's most celebrated authors — also picked up nominations for best director, best international feature and best adapted screenplay.
The film is directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, who dramatizes some of Murakami's trademark themes: loss, guilt and the in 1986.
