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Tuesday, Apr 9, 2024 4:00 PM
Official selection from the 2023 Philadelphia Film Festival!

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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Admission Child - $7.00

 
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WIM WENDERS | JAPAN, GERMANY | 2023 | PG | 124 MIN | JAPANESE, ENGLISH 

A lovely meditation on the magnificence of an ordinary life, this late-career masterpiece from master filmmaker Wim Wenders tracks a good-natured cleaner of Tokyo’s public toilets. Though the trappings of his life are modest, Hirayama (Koji Yakusho) nevertheless takes great pride in his work and quietly marvels at the buzzing city around him. Hirayama’s world is full of analog joys, from his beloved books and plants to the cassette tapes packed with American rock-and-roll classics. With fine-tuned storytelling economy, Wenders captures the steady rhythms and everyday poetry in Hirayama’s carefully modulated routine. However, Hirayama’s days are not without flashes of drama, whether it be the tumultuous personal lives of strangers he encounters or the high jinks of his free-spirited younger co-worker Takashi (Tokio Emoto). Though he observes these goings-on with wry bemusement, Hirayama faces a more personal disruption when he gets an unexpected visit from a family member. For his unshowy yet deeply soulful performance, veteran Japanese performer Yakusho was awarded the Best Actor prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Cast: Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada



Film Info
Event Type:First Run
Release Year:2023
Rating:PG
Production Country:JAPAN
GERMANY
Original Language:JAPANESE
ENGLISH
Run Time:123 MIN
Format:4K
Cast/Crew Info
Director:WIM WENDERS
Cast:Koji Yakusho
Tokio Emoto
Arisa Nakano
Aoi Yamada