Perfect Days

2023 Drama
79%

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.

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by Brian Lloyd
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'Perfect Days' explores personal harmony through toilet cleaning in Tokyo

Hirayama (Koji Yakusho) works as a cleaner for Tokyo's public toilets, and spends his free time enjoying the music of Lou Reed, Patti Smith, and more on his cassette tapes to and from work. His life is one of repetitive rituals, and his daily interactions with his assistant (Tokio Emoto), a homeless man (Min Tanaka) he regularly encounters, a restauranteur (Sayuri Ishikawa) and his niece (Arisa Nakano), who runs away from his estranged sister...

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