Film Screening: Perfect Days by Wim Wenders

Date
Nov 10, 2023, 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Taylor Auditorium
Audience
Open to the Public
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Speakers

  • Chukwuemeka V. Chukwuemeka
    Sugarman Practitioner in Residence
  • Junko Yamazaki
    Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies; Assistant Professor, Japanese Film and Media Studies
  • Takuma Takasaki, Co-writer of Perfect Days
  • Kota Yabana, Co-producer of Perfect Days

Details

Perfect Days movie poster

The critically-acclaimed Perfect Days will be screened for free, to the University community on November 10 at 6:30 pm, well prior to widespread North American release.

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. Koji Yakusho’s portrayal of Hirayama earned him the Award for Best Actor at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past. Directed by Wim Wenders, the film was produced by Wim Wenders, Takuma Takasaki, and Koji Yanai.

This screening is in association with the public talk "From The Tokyo Toilet to Perfect Days" by Mr. Koji Yanai, taking place on Thursday, November 9 at 4:30 pm in Arthur Lewis Auditorium, Robertson Hall.

Sponsors
  • Kahneman-Treisman Center for Behavioral Science & Public Policy
  • Princeton Global Japan Lab
  • Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
  • East Asian Studies Program
  • Lewis Center for the Arts