Perfect Days

Perfect Days

MS12

Genre

Drama

Director

Wim Wenders

Run time

2h 3min

Cast

Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano

Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.

Wim Wenders' “Perfect Days” participated in the competition programme at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize and the Best Actor Award went to Kôji Yakusho. Japan nominated the film for the Best International Film Oscar.

Genre

Drama

Director

Wim Wenders

Run time

2h 3min

Cast

Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano

Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.

Wim Wenders' “Perfect Days” participated in the competition programme at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Ecumenical Jury Prize and the Best Actor Award went to Kôji Yakusho. Japan nominated the film for the Best International Film Oscar.

Info

Rating

Under 12 Not Recommended

Production year

2023

Global distributor

The Match Factory

Local distributor

A-One Films

In cinema

12/22/2023