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Perfect Days

7.7

Released November 10, 2023Runtime 2h 4min

In a world of fleeting moments, find the beauty that lasts.

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Master Mind

Wenders Images

Production Countries

Germany

Japan

Finances

Budget: $14,000,000
Revenue: $24,094,016
Profit/Loss: $10,094,016

Stream

Rent

Buy

Videos

Cast

Koji YakushoHirayama

Tokio EmotoTakashi

Arisa NakanoNiko

Aoi YamadaAya

Yumi AsouKeiko

Sayuri IshikawaMama

Tomokazu MiuraTomoyama

Min TanakaHomeless

Miyako TanakaOld Lady with Brush

Ron MizumaBusinessman

Soraji ShibuyaKid

Aoi IwasakiKid

Kisuke ShimazakiLost Boy

Yuriko KawasakiMother

Aki KobayashiBaby

Bunmei HaradaPriest

ReinaTourist

Shunsuke MiuraBath House Owner

Gan FurukawaOld Man

Atsushi FukazawaKat-Chan

Taijirō TamuraRegular

Masahiro KoumotoBar Owner

Makiko OkamotoOld Woman

Daigo MatsuiVinyl Store Staff

Nao TakahashiCustomer

Nari SaitôCustomer

Hiroto OshitaCustomer

Naoko KenCat Lady

Mijika NagaiOffice Lady

Motomi MakiguchiOld Local

Isao MatsuiOld Local

Aoi YoshidaDera-Chan

Motoyuki ShibataDPE Owner

Inuko InuyamaBookstore Owner

Moro MorookaBar Regular

Morio AgataBar Regular

Nijika TonouchiHigh School Girl

Yasushi OkuwaKeiko's Driver

Hairi KatagiriVoice on Phone (voice)

Tateto SerizawaTaxi Driver

Yoneko MatsukaneParking Officer

Tamae AndoSato

Crew

Wim WendersDirector

Takuma HayashiFirst Assistant Director

Takamasa ArakiSecond Assistant Director

Yunsu LeeThird Assistant Director

Yûta SuzukiFirst Assistant Director

Mizuho KudôScript Supervisor

Wim WendersScreenplay

Takuma TakasakiScreenplay

Reiko KuniedaCo-Producer

Yasushi OkuwaCo-Producer

Takuma TakasakiProducer

Keiko TominagaCo-Producer

Wim WendersProducer

Kota YabanaCo-Producer

Koji YanaiProducer

Koji YakushoExecutive Producer

Yusuke KobayashiLine Producer

Masunobu MotokawaCasting Director

Ko TakahashiLocation Manager

Ryo HisasueProduction Manager

Masato KinouchiProduction Manager

Motoko MatsudaUnit Production Manager

Rino NakamuraProduction Manager

Tomoya OkaProduction Manager

Keiko OnoProduction Supervisor

Mathilda BarchmannPost Production Producer

Frieda OberlinHead of Production

Emi FukudaCasting

Alexander BuckDialogue Editor

Matthias LempertSound Re-Recording Mixer

Matthias LempertSupervising Sound Editor

Carsten RichterFoley Artist

Markus StemlerSound Effects Editor

Kalle Max HofmannVisual Effects Supervisor

Kuen-Il SongFoley Editor

Hanse WarnsFoley Mixer

Daniel WeisFoley Mixer

Jun TanakaGaffer

Clémentine DecrempsEditor

Dominik BollenPost Production Supervisor

Kalle Max HofmannVFX Supervisor

Franziska Louisa BeckerDigital Intermediate

Sven HegenDigital Intermediate

Benedikt KaiserDigital Intermediate

Vincent OlufemiDigital Intermediate

Ida RedererDigital Intermediate

Facundo SánchezAssistant Editor

Simone TrottaAssistant Editor

Sven HegenVFX Artist

Philipp OrgassaDigital Colorist

Yuka EtoFirst Assistant Camera

Takuya MurakamiSecond Assistant Camera

Milena FessmannMusic Supervisor

Karen RudolphUnit Publicist

Sou FujimotoThanks

Franz LustigDirector of Photography

Toni FroschhammerEditor

Towako KuwashimaProduction Design

Daisuke IgaCostume Design

Frank KruseSound Designer

Katsuhiko YûmiHair Designer

Katsuhiko YûmiMakeup Designer

Rin TakadaSound Mixer

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Reviews

Coproduction between Japan and Germany, directed by the german director Wim Wenders (Texas Paris, Wings of Desire among others) and written by him and Takuma Takashi. It won the Cannes Film Festival 2023 for Best Actor and Ecumenical Jury and it is nominated for Academy Best Foreign Movie (my ...

Now I don't now about where you live, but in my town you are lucky to find a public toilet at all, let alone one with designer fittings and miracle blinds! Luckily, Tokyo has a dedicated and meticulous cleaner in "Hirayama" (Koji Yakusho) whose routine gets him from bed, via the coffee machine, to ...

by Brent Marchant

Films that feel like they're "reaching" in their attempts to make a statement can result in a frustrating watch, as is very much the case with the latest from acclaimed writer-director Wim Wenders. This character study about the life of a middle-aged public toilet cleaner in Tokyo (Koji Yakusho) fo...

by Randy Dreammaker

**Life through his eyes** This is the story of a man who is caught between the past and the present. A man who has found contentment and happiness from being true to himself and his embracement of a time when things moved at a slower pace. A time when ones purpose was established in taking prid...