Writer/director Wim Wenders heads to Japan for his
return to narrative filmmaking. Perfect Days stars Koji Yakusho as Hirayama, a man who lives a content life as a Tokyo toilet cleaner
until a series of encounters begin to reveal a past he has kept
hidden.
Yakusho won Best Actor at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival for his performance. The
film has been selected as Japan's official Best International Feature Film entry to
the 96th Academy Awards.
Perfect Days is in UK/ROI cinemas from February 23rd, 2024.
Check out the new trailer and poster below.
The official synopsis reads:
A highly anticipated return to fiction feature filmmaking from Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire), Perfect Days takes the writer-director to Tokyo to tell a story celebrating the hidden joys and minutiae of Japanese culture. Koji Yakusho (13 Assassins) 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.
