Veteran filmmaker Wim Wenders returned to Cannes this year with the critically-acclaimed Perfect Days. The response was overwhelmingly positive with the film earning the Prize Of The Ecumenical Jury and star Koji Yakusho winning Best Actor. But now the film is finally arriving into theaters with an exclusive engagement beginning tomorrow at Angelika Film Center.
Here is the official synopsis: Hirayama 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.
Also in the cast are Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Yumi Okumura, and Sayuri Ishikawa. Wenders directs and co-writes the film with Takuma Takasaki, who is also a producer.
This is Wenders’ first feature since 2017’s Submergence. Prior to that, Wenders earned accolades for such films as Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire, and his “Road Movie trilogy”.
NEON will release Perfect Days into wider release in 2024.
