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As a photographer, it’s easy to chase the spectacular – but this movie teaches you to embrace the everyday

'Perfect Days' teaches photographers an important lesson: don’t overlook the seemingly mundane details of your life, because hidden among them are untold photo opportunities

Digital Camera World · Jul 18

The 15 best films of 2024, ranked

THE COUNTDOWN: When it comes to cinema, 2024 was a year of toilets, tennis and trash heaps; sand, sadness and Saoirses. From ‘Poor Things’ to ‘Dune: Part Two’, Clarisse Loughrey has selected the greatest movies from the last 12 months

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2024

7 top new movies to watch on Netflix, Max, Hulu and more (June 4-10)

"Hit Man", "Back to Black", "The Strangers: Chapter 1" and more new movies arrive on streaming services this week.

Tom’s Guide · Jun 4, 2024

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7 top new movies to stream this week on Netflix, Max, Hulu and more (March 5-March 11)

"Poor Things," "American Fiction" and "Wonka" are among the new movies streaming this week on Netflix, Max, Hulu and more of the best streaming services.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 5, 2024

Make coffee. Shower. Clean the loo. In an age of choice, rituals are the key to happiness

Wim Wenders’ film Perfect Days is on to something with its depiction of main character Hirayama’s calm, habitual life

The Guardian - UK · Mar 2, 2024

Oscar-nominated 'Perfect Days' Is 'Not About Toilets', Wenders Says

The movie's taciturn main character is a cleaner who ensures that a set of toilets in downtown Tokyo, designed by famous architects, are kept spotless.

International Business Times · Feb 16, 2024

‘If God is in everything, that includes toilets’: Kōji Yakusho on cleaning high-art loos in Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days

The star of Tampopo, Babel and The Eel reveals how it felt to share the screen with 17 stunning Tokyo lavatories in this joyously strange, Oscar-tipped film about a cleaner

The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2024

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Perfect Days review – Wim Wenders explores a quiet life in Tokyo

Bittersweet tale of an apparently contented toilet cleaner has an ambient urban charm, but feels a little too understated

The Guardian - UK · May 25, 2023

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