The film "Drive My Car" has made history as the first Japanese movie to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar.
(Nominee announcement)
"Finally, the big one. Here are the nominees for Best Picture ... 'Drive My Car.'"
The film, directed by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, received four nominations for the 94th Academy Awards. The nominations were announced on Tuesday.
He is also up for the Best Director award, the first Japanese to be so nominated since Kurosawa Akira in 1986.
Based on a short story by the renowned Japanese author Murakami Haruki, the film centers on a stage actor and director who comes to terms with the death of his wife through his interaction with a woman assigned to be his driver.
The awards will be presented on March 27 in Los Angeles.
(Nominee announcement)
"Finally, the big one. Here are the nominees for Best Picture ... 'Drive My Car.'"
The film, directed by Hamaguchi Ryusuke, received four nominations for the 94th Academy Awards. The nominations were announced on Tuesday.
He is also up for the Best Director award, the first Japanese to be so nominated since Kurosawa Akira in 1986.
Based on a short story by the renowned Japanese author Murakami Haruki, the film centers on a stage actor and director who comes to terms with the death of his wife through his interaction with a woman assigned to be his driver.
The awards will be presented on March 27 in Los Angeles.
◆nominee 候補となった人や作品
◆up for ～の候補になって
◆come to terms with～を（困難などを諦めて）受け入れる、折り合いをつける