125 mins - Japan / Germany 2023 - Subtitles - Dir: Wim Wenders Starring: Kôji Yakusho ,Tokio Emoto and Arisa Nakano From acclaimed writer-director Wim Wenders (PARIS, TEXAS, WINGS OF DESIRE), PERFECT DAYS takes the writer-director to Tokyo to tell a story celebrating the hidden joys of Japanese culture. Winner of the Best Actor award at Cannes 2023, Koji Yakusho stars as Hirayama, a contemplative middle-aged man who lives a life of modesty and serenity, spending his days balancing his job as a dutiful caretaker of Tokyo’s numerous public toilets with his passion for music, literature and photography. As we join him on his structured daily routine, a series of unexpected encounters gradually begin to reveal a hidden past that lies behind his otherwise content and harmonious life. “A poem of extraordinary subtlety and beauty.” VOX
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