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Dec 21, 2023 · Perfect Days: Directed by Wim Wenders. With Miyako Tanaka, Koji Yakusho, Long Mizuma, Tokio Emoto. Hirayama cleans public toilets in Tokyo, lives his life in simplicity and daily tranquility. Some encounters also lead him to reflect on himself.
- (53K)
- Drama
- Wim Wenders
- 2023-12-21
Mar 7, 2024 · Due to Niko’s visit, we know that Hirayama’s family is financially well-off. For the same reason, the question arises as to why exactly Hirayama lives a life of solitude as a janitor, keeping track of coins in dishes. Still, Hirayama’s satisfaction with his current life remains blatantly evident.
Perfect Days is a 2023 drama film directed by Wim Wenders from a script written by Wenders and Takuma Takasaki. [4] A co-production between Japan and Germany, the film follows the routine life of Hirayama ( Kōji Yakusho ), a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo.
A quiet, poignant character study, 'Perfect Days' follows Hirayama, a middle-aged public toilet cleaner as he goes about his business in Tokyo. A man of few words and great tranquillity, Hirayama leads a simple life, never straying from his established routines.
Aug 11, 2024 · Towards the end of Perfect Days, Hirayama's niece Niko (Arisa Nakano) unexpectedly comes to visit him. Hirayama did not know she was on her way but is happy to see her nonetheless, even after Niko reveals she ran away from her wealthy home and her mother, Keiko (Yumi Asō), Hirayama's estranged sister.
- Zachary Moser
Mar 6, 2024 · No, ‘Perfect Days’ is not based on a true story and is an entirely fictitious narrative about Hirayama, a fictional character’s life.
Jan 30, 2024 · For this late film, “Perfect Days,” Wenders depicts the orderly, ascetic, but culturally rich life of an older Tokyo resident who works in sanitation. Venerable Japanese actor Koji Yakusho (“Shall We Dance?”) plays Hirayama, who cleans high-end public toilets in the fashionable Shibuya district of Tokyo.
