Rated: PG; 124 minutes; in Japanese, English; Directed by: Wim Wenders
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano
Nominated for Best International eature at the Academy Awards, Perfect Days is a deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. 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, books and photography. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past and how he came to live this simple yet fully immersive life.