Perfect Days
In a world of fleeting moments, find the beauty that lasts.
Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo.Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees.Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
- Director
- Wim Wenders
- Worldwide
- $24M
Who's in it
Cast
The billed ensemble, with character names. Open any performer for their Nutevio filmography.
Story overview
What It's About
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Hirayama is content with his life as a toilet cleaner in Tokyo. Outside of his structured routine, he cherishes music on cassette tapes, books, and taking photos of trees. Through unexpected encounters, he reflects on finding beauty in the world.
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The record
Awards
2 wins · 3 nominations
Academy Awards
No wins yet · 2 nominations
- WinnerAcademy Award for Best International Feature Film
- WinnerInternational Submission to the Academy Awards
Cannes Film Festival
2 wins · 1 nomination
- WinnerCannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
- WinnerPrize of the Ecumenical Jury Cannes
- WinnerPalme d'Or
The numbers
Box Office & Release
Perfect Days returned 1.7× its budget worldwide.
- Budget
- $14M
- Opening weekend
- —
- Domestic gross
- —
- International gross
- —
- Worldwide gross
- $24M
- Release date
- Nov 10, 2023
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- MPAA rating
- PG
- Language
- English, Japanese
- Country
- Germany, Japan
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