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  • 2024
  • 2 HR, 3 min
  • MAR 8 → MAR 21, 2024
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Released February 7, 2024, Japan, Germany
Drama
2 hours, 3 minutes
Neon
Japanese with English Subtitles
Starring
  • Koji Yakusho
  • Tokio Emoto
  • Arisa Nakano
Director

Wim Wenders

Film Information

Academy Award Nominee: Best International Feature Film. Hirayama (Koji Yakusho) 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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Full Cast
Koji Yakusho
Tokio Emoto
Arisa Nakano
Additional Credits
Wim Wenders Director

Reviews

“A beautifully observed paean to caretaking — both physical and philosophical — the movie is led, with sublime joy, by the great Japanese actor Koji Yakusho.”

Robert Abele
Los Angeles Times

“Without Yakusho, it would still be the German filmmaker’s strongest narrative feature in 30 years… With him, this small, unassuming tale turns into the kind of earthshaking character study that reminds us why we go to the movies in the first place.”

David Fear
Rolling Stone

“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.”

David Rooney
Hollywood Reporter

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