Perfect Days [2023] – ★★★1/2
I am continuing my coverage of this year’s Academy Award-nominees in category “Best International Feature Film” with this film by Wim Wenders, which follows the daily life of a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Hirayama (Kōji Yakusho) is middle-aged, single and works hard and diligently at a number of different toilet facilities around Tokyo. However, he still tries to live his life fully, has many hobbies, from music and reading to photography and plants, and takes…