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Ryusuke Hamaguchi\u2019s superb drama Drive My Car is undoubtedly one of the more surprising Best Picture nominees in recent years, but the film is very much deserving of its place on the list \u2013 and could even be a dark horse to take home the golden statuette.<\/p>\n
A three-hour adaptation of the Haruki Murakami short story of the same name, the film is a meditation on grief, communication, and Anton Chekhov, and includes all manner of truly memorable scenes perfectly pitched performances.<\/p>\n
It also features an unforgettable ending, and if you need a little help unpacking it we\u2019ve got all the information you need below. Read on to have the Drive My car ending explained.<\/p>
Much of the running time of Drive My Car is concerned with a production of Anton Chekhov\u2019s Uncle Vanya, which lead character Yasuke is directing in Hiroshima. Yasuke has hired a volatile young actor named Takatsuki in the title role \u2013 particularly notable given that he had previously had an affair with Yasuke\u2019s late wife, a screenwriter named Oto.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the theatre company has hired a driver for Yusuke \u2013 owing to his poor eyesight \u2013 in the shape of the enigmatic Misaki. The pair are initially rather quiet around each other, but as the film goes on they become closer, slowly revealing their secrets, trauma, and grief to one another \u2013 with one particularly emotional scene late on seeing Misaki explain how her mother had died in a landslide, which she blames herself for.<\/p>\n
Before the performance of\u00a0 Uncle Vanya can commence, Takatsuki is arrested and it falls to Yasuke to take on the main role \u2013 which proves to be a greatly cathartic experience for him. Meanwhile, Misaki watches and appears to be greatly moved by the performance, with the play\u2019s themes reflecting things that have been affecting both her and Yasuke throughout the film, namely their regrets about the ways in which they handled previous relationships with those close to them.<\/p>\n
In the very last scene, set a few months after the performance, we are shown Misaki \u2013 who it emerges is now living in Korea but continuing to drive Yasuke\u2019s red Saab. This is symbolic of both Misaki and Yasuke finally confronting their pasts and moving on \u2013 Misaki has left Japan to start a new life, while Yasuke has let go of the car which reminded him so much of Oto and had prevented him from moving on.<\/p>\n
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