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Perfect Days : Exclusive Interview with Actor Koji Yakusho and Director Wim Wenders

@Courtesy of Neon Synopsis : Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his…

‘Perfect Days,’ Wim Wenders Makes Poetry Out Of An Ordinary Life

Courtesy of Neon The film directed by the illustrious German filmmaker was presented in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Actor Award for Kōji Yakusho. Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days shows Japan through the eyes of a European, and was nominated for the…

Perfect Days’ Kōji Yakusho Offers an Ordinary Life in Tokyo – Philadelphia Film Festival Review

Illuminating the thoughts, feelings and self-awareness of protagonists from diverse backgrounds is one of the most realistic ways for character-driven movies to reflect on the magnificence of ordinary, day-to-day life. Actor Kōji Yakusho’s main character of Hirayama shares his opinions and emotions in an unassuming, sincere way as he indulges in life’s simple pleasures in…

NYFF : Perfect Days : Q&A with Co-Writer/Producer Takuma Takasaki and Actor Koji Yakusho 

Synopsis : Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. A deeply…

Japanese Actor Koji Yakusho Won Best Actor at Cannes for “Perfect Days” by German Director Wim Wenders

Director Justine Triet’s courtroom drama, “Anatomy of a Fall” won the Palme d’Or at the 76th Cannes Film Festival.  “Anatomy of a Fall” is only the third film directed by a woman to win the Palme d’Or, following Julia Ducournau, who took the Palme for “Titane“ in 2021. Jane Campion was the first-ever female Palme…

An Exclusive Interview with Director Mamoru Hosoda on “Belle”

Synopsis : Suzu is a shy, everyday high school student living in a rural village. For years, she has only been a shadow of herself. But when she enters “U”, a massive virtual world, she escapes into her online persona as Belle, a gorgeous and globally-beloved singer. One day, her concert is interrupted by a…

GKIDS BRINGS OSCAR NOMINATED DIRECTOR MAMORU HOSODA’S “BELLE” TO THEATERS NATIONWIDE ON JANUARY 14, 2022

  GKIDS BRINGS OSCAR® NOMINATED DIRECTOR MAMORU HOSODA’S “BELLE” TO THEATERS NATIONWIDE ON JANUARY 14, 2022 New Teasers and Images Released GKIDS, the acclaimed distributor of multiple Academy Award®-nominated animated features will bring BELLE to cinemas nationwide starting January 14. BELLE, from Oscar®-nominated filmmaker Mamoru Hosoda and Japan’s Studio Chizu is an original story written and…