15th August (Third Friday)

PERFECT DAYS

Japan | 2023 | 125 mins | Drama/Narrative | Dir: Wim Wenders
Cast: Kôji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto and Arisa Nakano

Hirayama works as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. He seems content with his simple life. He follows a structured everyday life and dedicates his free time to his passion for music and books. Hirayama also has a fondness for trees and photographs them. More of his past is gradually revealed through a series of unexpected encounters.

Do not underestimate the power of this gentle film, which will uplift the weariest traveller.

Between 2023 and 2025, Perfect Days won eight awards and received 42 nominations, including, in 2024, for Best International Feature Film (US Academy Awards).

 

Accompanying Short Film: THE PITCH
UK  | 2015 | 9m  | Short  | Dir. John Hardwick