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2023 · 124 min · PG

Perfect Days

Directed by Wim Wenders · Drama

Perfect Days (2023) is a Drama film, directed by Wim Wenders set in Tokyo during the 2020s. It runs 124 minutes and is rated PG.

Themes of isolation run throughout.

Cinematography
Franz Lustig
Cast
Koji YakushoTokio EmotoArisa NakanoAoi YamadaYumi AsoSayuri IshikawaTomokazu MiuraMin Tanaka

The world of this film

Setting

Where
Tokyo
Setting
Urban
When
2020s

Premise & themes

Themes
Isolation
Tone
ContemplativeMelancholic

Shape

Protagonist
Solo Lead
Pacing
Slow Burn
Dialogue
Sparse Quiet
Based on
Pure Fiction

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