FILM: Perfect Days

(Germany/Japan, 2023, 124 mins, color, PG)  

Directed by Wim Wenders. Starring Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto and Arisa Nakano (2023 CANNES WINNER FOR BEST ACTOR) 

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.  He also loves trees and taking photos of them until a series of unexpected encounters gradually reveals more of his past while unsettling his daily life. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. - RottenTomatoes.com 

“The director has crafted a film of deceptive simplicity, observing the tiny details of a routine existence with such clarity, soulfulness and empathy that they build a cumulative emotional power almost without you noticing.” David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter, 5/26/23