Perfect Days and the beauty of the mundane
Now is now. Next time is next time.
Perfect Days is a drama film directed by Wim Wenders about Hirayama, a Tokyo toilet cleaner with a passion for music, books, and trees whose past is unveiled through unexpected encounters.
The movie is a treat for the soul. A perfectly brewed cup of tea in a rainy day. Watching the leaves moved here and there by a soft wind in a sunny afternoon. Listening to the pitter-patter of rain against the window in a dimly lit room. Thinking of nothing in particular, doing nothing of importance, and still being perfectly content in that moment, in that life.
Koji Yakusho portrays the protagonist with the gentleness and depth of a lifetime of emotions that the movie only hits at, but is nonetheless felt through every action.
The set design for the protagonist's house is one for the ages, and one of those imaginary places I can see myself turning to time and time again.
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