About the Film

Hirayama seems utterly content with his simple life as a cleaner of toilets in Tokyo. Outside of his very structured everyday routine, he enjoys his passion for music and for books. And he loves trees and takes photos of them. A series of unexpected encounters gradually reveal more of his past.

The Reviews Are In

"Perfect Days is a poem of extraordinary subtlety and beauty."

Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine

"A sweet and sad slice-of-life about the comfort and sorrow of solitary repetition, buoyed by a Yakusho performance that rightly earned him the Best Actor prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival."

Nick Schager, The Daily Beast