Kafuku’s Ghost: An examination of “Drive My Car” (Movies Scene-By-Scene Book 2)

A scene by scene analysis of the 2021 Ryusuke Hamaguchi directed film “Drive My Car,” which won the Academy Award in 2022 for Best International Film and was nominated for both Best Picture and Best Director. The book examines how Hamaguchi adapted various Murakami short stories while weaving in material from Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya” to create an original, challenging film.