
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.
A three-hour Chekhov-laced grief drama that became a worldwide critical sensation and won Best International Feature. Hamaguchi's patient direction and the long, contemplative car-conversations make it one of the most quietly devastating films of the 2020s.