Wisdom Center Film Series.
Wisdom Center Movie Night!
All Welcome! Suggested donation: $10
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FRIDAY, MAY 30, 2025 • 7 PM​​
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PERFECT DAYS
Perfect Days follows Hirayama, a middle-aged public toilet cleaner as he goes about his business in Tokyo. A man of few words and great tranquillity, Hirayama leads a simple life, never straying from his established routines. A series of encounters- with his young assistant and Aya, the girl he is courting, his niece Niko and the proprietress of a bar- leads Hirayama to reevaluate his situation; to look with fresh eyes upon his place within Japan's capital.
The film is a fascinating, contemplative piece of depth and heart. The narrative- written by Wes Wenders and Takuma Takasaki- is deceptively simple, commenting on life and society in general, as well as in Japan. By making the central character a toilet cleaner who is, for the most part, ignored by those around him, Wenders seems to be commenting on the callousness of modern society.