Perfect Days

The Tokyo Toilet Project (Working title)

Feature Film | 2022-2023 | Series Of Episodes, Tragicomedy | Germany, Japan

Main data

Director	Wim Wenders
Written by	Takuma Takasaki, Wim Wenders
Production	Wenders Images GbR [de], Master Mind Ltd. [jp], Spoon Inc. [jp]
Distributor	A Contracorriente Films [es], Bad Unicorn [ro], DCM Film Distribution GmbH [de], Feelgood Entertainment [gr], Gutek Film [pl], Haut et Court [fr], The Match Factory GmbH [de]

Shooting data

Locations	Tokyo
Filming regions	Japan

Project data

Length of movie	2h 3min
Aspect ratio	4:3 (1 : 1,33)
Distribution format	DCP
Sound format	Dolby SRD / Dolby digital (5.1, 6 channels)

Trailers/Videos

Trailer (Original EN subtitles)
Trailer (original, German subtitles)
Youtube (German)
Youtube (Romanian)
Youtube (Greek)
Youtube (Polish)

Stills

Posters

Brief 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. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.

Cast

Actor	Role name	Voice actor / SpeakerVoice actor
Kôji Yakusho	Hirayama [L]
Min Tanaka	Homeless [GS]
Arisa Nakano	Niko [SR]
Aoi Yamada	Aya [SR]
Yumi Aso	Keiko [SR]
Sayuri Ishikawa	Mama [SR]
Tomokazu Miura	Tomoyama [SR]
Tokio Emoto	n.a. [SR]

Crew

Activity	Name	Comment
Post production supervisor	Dominik Bollen
Vfx supervisor	Kalle Max Hofmann
Colorist	Philipp Orgassa
Digital intermediate engineer	Benedikt Kaiser
Digital intermediate assistant	Vincent Olufemi
Director of photography	Franz Lustig
Casting director	Motokawa Masanobu
Costume designer	Iga Daisuke
Director	Wim Wenders
Editor	Toni Froschhammer
Editor	Clementine Decremps Dreams	Dreams
Online editor	Sven Hegen
Assistant editor	Simone Trotta
Assistant editor	Facundo Nahuel Sanchez
Gaffer	Jun Tanaka
Key makeup artist/hair stylist	Katsuhiko Yuhmi
Producer	Wim Wenders
Executive producer	Koji Yanai
Co-producer	Takuma Takasaki
Co-producer	Keiko Tominaga
Co-producer	Yasushi Okuwa
Co-producer	Reiko Kunieda
Co-producer	Kota Yabana
Production designer	Kuwajima Towako
Production manager	Motoki Masuda
Location coordinator	Takahashi Ko
Screenwriter	Wim Wenders
Screenwriter	Takuma Takasaki
Dialog editor	Alexander Buck
Sound designer	Matthias Lempert Dreams	Dreams
Sound designer	Frank Kruse

Production companies

Company	Comment
Master Mind Ltd. [jp]
Spoon Inc. [jp]
Wenders Images GbR [de]

Distribution / Sales companies

Company	Comment
A Contracorriente Films [es] Spain (Theatrical)	Spain (Theatrical)
Bad Unicorn [ro] Film distribution in Romania	Film distribution in Romania
DCM Film Distribution GmbH [de] Germany (theatrical)	Germany (theatrical)
Feelgood Entertainment [gr] Greece (theatrical)	Greece (theatrical)
Gutek Film [pl] Poland (theatrical)	Poland (theatrical)
Haut et Court [fr] France (theatrical)	France (theatrical)
The Match Factory GmbH [de]

Awards

Award winner	Year	Award	Category
Wim Wenders	2024	Academy Awards (Oscars) [us] International Feature Film	International Feature Film	Nominated
Wim Wenders	2024	César Awards [fr] Best International Film	Best International Film	Nominated
Wim Wenders	2023	Gilde Filmpreis [de] ex aequo	ex aequo	Winner
Kôji Yakusho	2023	Festival de Cannes [fr] Best Actor	Best Actor	Winner

Festivals

Year	Country	Festival	Comment
2023	Canada	TIFF - Toronto Int. Film Festival Centrepiece	Centrepiece
2023	Germany	Film Festival Cologne
2023	Germany	Filmfest Osnabrück
2023	Germany	Filmkunstmesse Leipzig
2023	USA	New York Film Festival Hauptprogramm	Hauptprogramm
2023	France	Festival de Cannes Official Selection - Competition	Official Selection - Competition
2023	Germany	Filmfest Hamburg
2023	Poland	IFF New Horizons Visa Gala Screenings	Visa Gala Screenings
2023	Austria	Viennale - Vienna Int. Film Festival

Cinema releases and premieres

Type	Country	Date	Comment
Theatre release	Poland	Friday, 12/04/2024
Theatre release	Greece	Thursday, 22/02/2024
Theatre release	Romania	Friday, 26/01/2024	Film distribution in Romania: Bad Unicorn [ro]
Theatre release	Spain	Friday, 12/01/2024
Theatre release	Germany	Thursday, 21/12/2023
Theatre release	France	Wednesday, 29/11/2023
Premiere		Thursday, 25/05/2023	Festival de Cannes [fr]

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