Perfect Days(2023)
"In a world of fleeting moments, find the beauty that lasts."
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Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
Wim Wenders
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Takuma Takasaki
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Wim Wenders
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Interview with Wim Wenders
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PERFECT DAYS Writer/Director/Producer Wim Wenders in Conversation
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Wim Wenders on How "Ozu's Spirit Looms Large" Over PERFECT DAYS
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Koji Yakusho and Takuma Takasaki on Perfect Days at NYFF61
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Written on March 4, 2024
It won the Cannes Film Festival 2023 for Best Actor and Ecumenical Jury
and it is nominated for Academy Best Foreign Movie (my favorite for this category).
It tells some days at the life of a public bathroom cleaner at Tokyo, interpreted by Koji Yakusho Hirayama, as Hirayama, his daily routine and 4 events in between his usual days. It also shows how some people treat those invisible workers even in a modern civilized country as Japan.
Hirayama have a simple, but happy life as he is and what his does with the maximum commitment - it is a marvelou movie about contemplation and what simple things and events can bring of happiness in the life, if you allow it.
The cinematography is by Franz Lustig (Anselm), and it is beautiful in using the available light and daily variations, mostly in shots with the protagonist.
With a slow minimalistic story focused on this philosophy and camera work also directed to the architecture of public bathrooms, it may not be a movie for everyone.
My score for it is 9,6 out of 10,0 / A+.
