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Perfect Days actor Tokio Emoto (from left), director Wim Wenders and actor Koji Yakusho stand on the red carpet during the Tokyo International Film Festival. Perfect Days follows Yakushos character Hirayama as he cleans toilets in Tokyo. (Dick Thomas Johnson | CC BY 2.0)

‘Perfect Days’ quietly finds joy

By Nick Glover, Lifestyle Editor | February 26, 2024

Wim Wenders’ newest film “Perfect Days” released in North America Feb. 7. The film was released in Germany – Wenders’ home country – and Japan – the place where the film was made – in late December, just in time to be up for Oscar consideration.  The...