Heritage Playhouse: FILM SHOWING:: Perfect Days

Japan, 2023, 124 min, Drama
Director: Wim Wenders

Starring: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano
Japanese with English subtitles

Hirayama (Koji Yakusho) 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’ artistic vision elevates the mundane to high art, and Yakusho’s performance is exceptional.