directed by: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, year: 2021
actors: Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura

Driven by grief, Yusuke Kafuku, a celebrated stage actor-director, travels to Hiroshima to direct a production of Uncle Vanya. There he forms a tentative bond with his enigmatic young chauffeur, Misaki, as memory and performance intertwine. Through intimate conversations, silences, and staging, the film probes love, guilt, and art, revealing how stories shape identity and heal wounds across language and time.

Artistic Integrity, Drama, Psychological Drama, Adaptation Of Haruki Murakami Short Story, Japanese Drama