PERFECT DAYS

Wednesday 17 April

10am, 2:30pm, 5pm, 7:30pm

Director Wim Wenders

Drama

Japan

Japanese (English subtitles)

123 minutes

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 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.

Zen and the art of toilet cleaning? You’d better believe it. This is as gentle as it gets — a humble little film, maybe, but an enriching one. It’s a soul-cleanse. – Alex Godfrey, Empire Magazine

Wenders’ obvious affection for Tokyo itself, his keen feel for texture and neat avoidance of cliché all suggest Perfect Days is likely to age well as a portrait of a great city’s everyday side. – Robbie Collin, Telegraph (UK)