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Hirayama works as a public toilet cleaner in Tokyo 's upscale Shibuya ward, across town from his modest home in an ungentrified neighborhood east of the Sumida River. He repeats his structured, ritualized lifestyle every day, starting at dawn.
Mar 7, 2024 · Perfect Days Ending: Hirayama and The Barkeeper’s Ex-Husband. As it would turn out, Niko only remains a temporary fixture in Hirayama’s life. The young girl ran away from her home to visit her uncle, who had cut off all contact with his family.
Jul 16, 2024 · Perfect Days has very little story or traditional character development. Instead, it has Yakusho—a revered Japanese actor who has played everything from cops to samurais, from frustrated office workers to murderous madmen—portraying that most elusive of figures: a contented and peaceable human being.
Feb 7, 2024 · Perfect Days is a pure character study, following a man named Hirayama as he goes about his week. Each day is essentially the same — he wakes up, gets ready for work as a public toilet...
- Wim Wenders
- Managing Editor
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
Feb 14, 2024 · Shot entirely in Tokyo, this elegant fable is Wim Wenders' best fiction feature in decades. Although it flirts with glibness, Perfect Days asks questions about how to find joy in imperfect...
Feb 9, 2024 · Perfect Days, co-written with producer Takuma Takasaki, follows the mundane daily activities of a quiet older man who works as a public toilet attendant and maintains a simple, habitual...
