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We've got a real treat for you in June with Wim Wenders' latest - read all about it here!"The highly anticipated return to fiction feature filmmaking from Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of
Desire), PERFECT DAYS takes the seasoned writer-director to Tokyo to tell a story celebrating the
hidden joys and minutiae of Japanese culture.
In a deeply moving, award winning performance, Koji Yakusho is Hirayama, a contemplative middle-aged man who lives a life of modesty and serenity, as a dutiful caretaker of Tokyo’s numerous public toilets with his passion for music, literature and photography. As we join him on his structured daily routine, a series of
unexpected encounters gradually begin to reveal a hidden past that lies behind his otherwise content and
harmonious life.
Channeling Wenders’ affection for the work of Yasujiro Ozu, and combining a refreshingly unstereotypical
depiction of the Japanese capital – particularly the experience of typically unappreciated service work –
with a soundtrack of iconic hits from the 60s and 80s, this is a subtle, shimmering and ultimately life-
affirming marvel that champions the meditative beauty of the everyday world around us."
See the trailer here: https://tinyurl.com/56fp9368
Read Wendy Ive's review: https://tinyurl.com/3mn7rhjv
The official website is really worth a look: https://www.perfectdays-movie.jp/en/
Doors open at 19.30
Film starts at 20.00
Running time 2h 05m
Cert 15
Tickets are £7 on the door; cash is preferred.
Refreshments are available to buy.
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