Plot
Two years after his wife's unexpected death, Yusuke Kafuku (Hidetoshi Nishijima), a renowned stage actor and director, receives an offer to direct a production of Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There, he meets Misaki Watari (Toko Miura), a taciturn young woman assigned by the festival to chauffeur him in his beloved red Saab 900. As the production's premiere approaches, tensions mount amongst the cast and crew, not least between Yusuke and Koshi Takatsuki, a handsome TV star who shares an unwelcome connection to Yusuke's late wife. Forced to confront painful truths raised from his past, Yusuke begins - with the help of his driver - to face the haunting mysteries his wife left behind.
Written by
Haruki Murakami, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, Takamasa Ôe
Directed by
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
Crew
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
The Asahi Shimbun, L'espace Vision, Bungeishunju, Quaras, nekojarashi, Nippan Group Holdings, Agency for Cultural Affairs, Culture Entertainment, C & I entertainment, Bitters End, J-LOD
Languages
Bahasa melayu, Bahasa indonesia, English, , Deutsch
Awards
Won 1 Oscar. 98 wins & 113 nominations total