Perfect Days

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Perfect Days

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2023

2h 4m

Drama

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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.

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An absorbing slice-of-life drama led by a remarkable Kôji Yakusho performance, Perfect Days adds a quietly soaring gem to director/co-writer Wim Wenders' estimable filmography.

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A resonant haiku on the rhythms of daily life, Perfect Days is a life-affirming meditation on simplicity.

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Christina Newland

iNews.co.uk

09/17/2024

4/5

Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated film takes us to a unique and rarely seen part of Tokyo.

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Stephen Romei

The Australian

03/22/2024

4/5

Yakusho’s astonishing performance in that one scene alone is all you need to see to understand...

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Mark Kermode

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03/06/2024

It's almost like mindfulness, as a movie.

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Gavin Spoors

FILMHOUNDS Magazine

Aug 4

4/5

Perfect Days could have been a great, endearing ‘hang-out film', but that subtle emotional punch bubbling to the surface elevates the film into something truly special.

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Calvin Law

The Asian Cut

Aug 2

5/5

Yakusho gives the performance of a lifetime that deservedly earned him the Cannes Film Award for Best Actor.

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David Bax

Battleship Pretension

Feb 7

There’s a suggestion here that this simple life is not the result of some enlightened pursuit of modest happiness but rather that this man may be running away from something, closing himself off to large parts of the world.

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Michael P, San Diego

03/15/2024

Full of dynamic silence, wonderful acting, beautifully scenic, and great direction, plus the music was fun.

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Georgie

03/12/2024

Perfect Days is a small, quiet movie with a big heart. Koji Yakusho plays Hirayama, a toilet cleaner assigned to maintain the many public restrooms at parks throughout Tokyo. Although he toils in solitude, the film speaks to those little moments and connections we have with others during the course of a day, if only for a moment — and makes the case that those interactions have value. While a lot of the film follows Hirayama on his appointed rounds —theres a lot of toilet scrubbing — Perfect Days thankfully pivots to explore the mans relationships with his young niece, estranged sister & unreliable co-worker Takashi. Theres also Mama-san, the hostess of a local izakaya who is sweet on Hirayama but the film eschews the obvious Hollywood happy ending. The point of the film is to find the beauty in the everyday, not to slap on a RomCon ending. Surprisingly, the film has a rocking Western pop soundtrack, which is a recurring plot point as Hirayama drives through Tokyo popping in cassettes in his cars tape deck of Lou Reed, Otis Redding, Patti Smith & the Velvet Underground etc. When he has his niece or young co-worker in the car, they enjoy the music but cant figure out how to work the cassette player.

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Paz

03/07/2024

Terrific snapshot of a moment in time within a persons life. Loved this

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Marla B

03/06/2024

Absolutely loved this! Highly recommend.

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Jeannette

03/03/2024

A nearly perfect film. Few words say a lot. Best movie that Ive seen in many years.

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Timothy B

03/03/2024

Excellent film. Beautifully shot. Captivating acting. Great soundtrack.

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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.

Director: Wim Wenders
Producer: Koji Yanai, Wim Wenders, Takuma Takasaki, Yusuke Kobayashi, Reiko Kunieda, Keiko Tominaga
Screenwriter: Takuma Takasaki, Wim Wenders
Distributor: NEON
Production Co: Master Mind Productions, Inc.
Rating: PG (Smoking|Partial Nudity|Some Language)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: Japanese
Release Date (Theaters): Nov 10, 2023, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Mar 5, 2024
Box Office (Gross USA): $3.8M
Runtime: 2h 4m
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: Academy (1.33:1)

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