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A Balasaur Score of 83 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes 97%, Metacritic 91/100. Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do. Scores higher than 93% of the 6,616 2020s drama movies in this catalog. It runs long at 2h 59m.
Synopsis
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
Ratings
IMDb7.5/10
Rotten Tomatoes97%
Metacritic91/100
Critics rate it 16 points higher than audiences do.
1,555 audience votes
Key crew
- Ryusuke HamaguchiScreenplay
- Eiko IshibashiOriginal Music Composer
- Takamasa OeScreenplay
- Yoshitaka FujimotoOriginal Music Composer
- Ryusuke HamaguchiDirector
Cast
- Hidetoshi NishijimaYūsuke Kafuku
- Toko MiuraMisaki Watari
- Masaki OkadaKōshi Takatsuki
- Reika KirishimaOto Kafuku
- Park Yu-rimLee Yoo-na
- Jin Dae-yeonGong Yoon-su
- Sonia YuanJanice Chang
- Ahn Hwi-taeRyu Jong-ui
- Perry DizonRoy Rossello
- Satoko AbeYuzuhara
- Hiroko MatsudaYumi Etô
- Toshiaki InomataTakashi Kimura
Stills
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Themes
infidelityjapanloss of loved onetheater playtheater directorroad triphiroshima, japangriefrehearsalauditionsensualityold car
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