FILM #13
OF 38
94TH ACADEMY AWARDS | 2022 OSCARS CHALLENGE
“DRIVE MY CAR”
FEBRUARY 20, 2022
SCREENER
DAY 13
OF 48
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Produced by Teruhisa Yamamoto
Best Achievement in Directing
Directed by Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
Country of Origin: Japan
Best Achievement in WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Screenplay by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Takamasa Oe
Based on “Drive My Car” by Haruki Murakami
Best Motion Picture of the Year
Teruhisa Yamamoto
— 1st time Nominee —
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Best Achievement in Directing
Ryûsuke Hamaguchi
— 1st time Nominee —
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
BEST INTERNATIONAL FEATURE
JAPAN
PREVIOUS NOMINATIONS
24TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1951)
Honorary Foreign Language Film
“Rashomon”
WINNER
27TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1954)
Honorary Foreign Language Film
“Gate of Hell”
WINNER
28TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1955)
Honorary Foreign Language Film
“Samurai, The Legend of Musashi”
WINNER
29TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1956)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Harp of Burma”
NOMINEE
34TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1961)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Immortal Love”
NOMINEE
36TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1963)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Twin Sisters of Kyoto”
NOMINEE
37TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1964)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Woman in the Dunes”
NOMINEE
38TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1965)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Kwaidan”
NOMINEE
40TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1967)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Portrait of Chieko”
NOMINEE
44TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1971)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Dodes’ka-Den”
NOMINEE
48TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1975)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Sandakan No. 8”
NOMINEE
53RD ACADEMY AWARDS (1980)
Best Foreign Language Film
“Kagemusha (The Shadow Warrior)”
NOMINEE
54TH ACADEMY AWARDS (1981)
Best International Feature
“Muddy River”
NOMINEE
76TH ACADEMY AWARDS (2003)
Best International Feature
“The Twilight Samurai”
NOMINEE
81ST ACADEMY AWARDS (2008)
Best International Feature
“Departures”
WINNER
91ST ACADEMY AWARDS (2018)
Best International Feature
“Shoplifters”
NOMINEE
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Best Achievement in WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
Takamasa Oe
— 1st time Nominee —
CHANCES
PERSONAL PREDICTIONS
EXPERT PREDICTIONS
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, is happily married to Oto, a screenwriter. Oto suddenly dies, leaving behind a secret. Two years later, Kafuku, still unable to fully cope with the loss of his wife, receives an offer to direct a play at a theater festival and drives to Hiroshima.
Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi
Janus Films
November 24, 2021
179 minutes
