Only a mature master could dream up such a moving meditation on the beauty of the mundane.
The Straits Times
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. A deeply moving and poetic reflection on finding beauty in the everyday world around us.
Genre
Drama
Runtime
2 hours, 4 minutes
Accolades
Cannes Film Festival: Best Actor, Prize of Ecumenical Jury
Directed by
Wim Wenders
Written by
Takuma Takasaki, Wim Wenders
Starring
Kōji Hashimoto
