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 moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.
Yakusho’s performance is a marvel of openness: Hirayama observes all that’s around him—the pattern of light on the waves of a river, the tracery of leaves on a tree he sees every day…
TIME Magazine
The director has crafted a film of deceptive simplicity, observing the tiny details of a routine existence with such clarity, soulfulness and empathy that they build a cumulative emotional power almost without you noticing.
Hollywood Reporter
| Series | |
| Genre |
Drama
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| Runtime | 123 minutes |
| Rated | PG |
| Directed By | Wim Wenders |
| Starring | Miyako Tanaka, Koji Yakusho, Long Mizuma |
| Language | Japanese With English Subtitles |
| Country |
GermanyJapan
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