"Finding Joy in Unexpected Places: Wim Wenders' 'Perfect Days' and the Poetry of Tokyo's Toilets"
TL;DR
Wim Wenders' latest film "Perfect Days" explores the theme of finding beauty in life's limitations through the story of a Tokyo-based toilet cleaner, Hirayama, played by Kōji Yakusho. The film, shot entirely in Japanese, presents a sentimental fable that questions how to live in the face of need, loneliness, and disappointment. While the portrayal of Hirayama's seemingly perfect days may flirt with glibness, the movie ultimately nudges viewers toward appreciating transient beauty in the flawed world, making their days better.
- 'Perfect Days' review: Wim Wenders' elegant fable finds joy in unexpected places NPR
- Review | 'Perfect Days' is a perfect movie about cleaning public toilets The Washington Post
- ‘All my films deal with how to live’: Wim Wenders on Herzog, spirituality and shooting a movie in 16 days The Guardian
- Review: How much would fancy Tokyo toilets in exquisite ‘Perfect Days’ cost in San Francisco? SF Chronicle Datebook
- Your Weekly Roundup Movies: Wim Wenders' “Perfect Days” Finds Poetry in the Cleaning of Toyko's Toilets Willamette Week
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