By Meg Lee Chin, 20 March, 2024
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Perfect Days film by im Wenders
£5 Film - "Perfect Days" by Wim Wenders
The Garden Cinema 39-41 Parker Street London WC2B 5PQ

Come along to an afternoon screening of "Perfect Days" the new film by Wim Wenders at the lush Garden Cinema in Covent Garden. Tickets are just £5. But they go fast so grab yours now! My seat number is B7. We can all meet in the bar for a a cup of tea an hour before the film.

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A highly anticipated return to fiction feature filmmaking from Wim Wenders (Paris, Texas, Wings of Desire), Perfect Days takes the writer-director to Tokyo to tell a story celebrating the hidden joys and minutiae of Japanese culture. Winner of the Best Actor award at Cannes 2023, Koji Yakusho (13 Assassins) stars as Hirayama, a contemplative middle-aged man who lives a life of modesty and serenity, spending his days balancing his job 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.

Combining a refreshingly unstereotypical depiction of the Japanese capital with a soundtrack comprised of iconic hits from the 60s and 80s, this is a subtle, shimmering and ultimately life-affirming reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us. Nominated for the Best International Film award at the 96th Academy Awards.