Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi | 2021 | Japan | (MA15+) AUS | (M) NZ
Based on a story by Haruki MURAKAMI.
WINNER of Best International Film: OSCARS | ACADEMY AWARDS 2022
WINNER of 9 Japanese Academy Awards including; Best Picture and Best Director.
WINNER of Best Picture Non-English Language: Golden Globes 2022.
WINNER of Best Foreign Language Film: Critics’ Choice 2022.
WINNER of Best Picture Non-English Language: BAFTAS 2022.
WINNER of Best Asian Film: AACTA: Australian Academy of Cinema & TV Arts Awards 2022.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of the Fipresci Prize: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury: Cannes Film Festival 2021.
WINNER of Best Film: APSA 2021.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: APSA 2021.
WINNER of Best Director: National Society of Film Critics 2022.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: National Society of Film Critics 2022.
WINNER of Best Actor: National Society of Film Critics 2022.
WINNER of Best Film: National Society of Film Critics 2022.
WINNER of Best Film: New York Film Critics Circle 2021.
WINNER of Best Foreign Feature: New York Film Critics Online.
WINNER of Best Film: LA Film Critics Circle 2021.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: LA Film Critics Circle 2021.
WINNER of Best Film: Toronto Film Critics Association 2022.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: Toronto Film Critics Association 2022.
WINNER of Best Foreign Film: Toronto Film Critics Association 2022.
WINNER of Best International Film: Austin Film Critics Awards 2022.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: Austin Film Critics Awards 2022.
WINNER of Best Foreign Film: Washington D.C Film Critics Assoc. 2021
WINNER of Best International Film: Georgia Film Critics Awards 2022.
WINNER of Best Picture: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2021.
WINNER of Best Director: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2021.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2021.
WINNER of Best Actor: Boston Society of Film Critics Awards 2021.
WINNER of Best Foreign Film: Chicago Film Critics Association 2021.
WINNER of Best Foreign Film: St.Louis Gateway Film Critics Association.
WINNER of Best International Film: Gotham Independent Film Awards.
WINNER of Best Foreign Film: Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics.
WINNER of Best Foreign Film: Alliance of Women Film Journalists.
WINNER of Best Picture: Seattle Film Critics Society 2022.
WINNER of Best Director: Seattle Film Critics Society 2022.
WINNER of Best Screenplay: Seattle Film Critics Society 2022.
WINNER of Best Picture Non-English Language: Seattle Film Critics 2022.
WINNER of Best Picture Non-English Language: Online Film Critics Society 2022.
WINNER of Foreign Language Film of the Year: London Critics Circle Film Awards 2022.
WINNER of Screenwriter of the Year: London Critics Circle Film Awards 2022.
Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theatre 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.
