Aug 02 2025 to Aug 02 2025 11 a.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

123 minutes | Japanese with English subtitles | Japan | 2023

Writer & Director: Wim Wenders
Scriptwriter: Takuma Takasaki
Starring: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, and others.
Composer: Patrick Watson

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 performance that won the Best Actor award at Cannes 2023, Koji Yakusho (Babel, 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.

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. Nominated for the Best International Film award at the 96th Academy Awards.

Wim Wenders, born in 1945, rose to international prominence in the 1970s as a pioneer of New German Cinema and remains a key figure in contemporary film. His multifaceted career spans award-winning feature films, innovative documentaries, photography, and writing. After studying at the University of Television and Film Munich and working as a film critic, he co-founded the Filmverlag der Autoren to support independent German auteur films. His early road movie trilogy explored post-war German identity, leading to international acclaim with The American Friend (1977). Wenders has since earned numerous global honors, including the Golden Palm at Cannes for Paris, Texas and Oscar nominations for documentaries like Buena Vista Social Club and Pina.

This is the second film in our collaboration with MUBI. Once in two months we will bring a new film from the extensive MUBI collection to our beloved BIC audience!