Monday Night Movie: "Perfect Days"

Darien Library presents: Monday Night at the Movies!

This week we are showing “Perfect Days."

“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. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.”– Cannes Festival  

Director: Wim Wenders

Year: 2023

Starring: Kōji Yakusho as Hirayama, Tokio Emoto as Takashi, Arisa Nakano as Niko, Aoi Yamada as Aya, Yumi Asō as Keiko, Sayuri Ishikawa as Mama, Tomokazu Miura as Tomoyama, Min Tanaka as homeless, and Wim Wenders as cassette shop customer.

Language: Japanese

This movie is 2 hours and 4 minutes and is rated PG (for some language, partial nudity and smoking).  

Watch the official trailer.