Story Line
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.
“Go on living.”
Top Cast
Hidetoshi Nishijima
Yūsuke Kafuku
Toko Miura
Misaki Watari
Masaki Okada
Kōshi Takatsuki
Reika Kirishima
Oto Kafuku
Park Yu-rim
Lee Yoo-na
Jin Dae-yeon
Gong Yoon-su
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Rating
7.4/ 10
Release Date
2021-08-18
Runtime
2h 59m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (2)
CinemaSerf
7/10
•3/27/2022"Kafuku" (Hidetoshi Nishijima) is an accomplished stage actor who is directing a performance of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" with a group of young actors. He arrives at the venue in his red Saab motor car, determined that only he will drive himself. That'...
badelf
10/10
•6/29/2022I find this film to be a near perfect drama. I understand that most Americans and perhaps younger viewers everywhere will not appreciate the pacing of the movie. There are two things about this movie that make it an actor's movie.
First is the pla...