By TOMOHIKO NOTO/ Staff Writer
April 12, 2022 at 07:00 JST
Akira Inoue sits on the second floor of Kangetsu-an Shintoyo in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, where scenes of “Drive My Car” were shot. The inn is characterized by a large window facing the Seto Inland Sea and its interior, which makes use of old wood. (Tomohiko Noto)
KURE, Hiroshima Prefecture--In August 2020, about one and a half years before “Drive My Car” won the Oscar for best international feature film, director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and his film crew were scouting locations in the city. [Read More]
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