Perfect days [videorecording] / Neon and Koji Yanai present ; a Master Mind production ; in collaboration with Spoon and Wenders Images ; produced by Koji Yanai ; producers, Wim Wenders, Takuma Takasaki ; written by Wim Wenders, Takuma Takasaki ; directed by Wim Wenders.

Wenders, Wim, (film director,, screenwriter,, film producer.). Takasaki, Takuma, 1969- (screenwriter,, film producer.). Yanai, Koji, (film producer.). Yakusho, Kōji, (actor.). Emoto, Tokio, 1989- (actor.). Nakano, Arisa, (actor.). Yamada, Aoi, 2000- (actor.). Asō, Yumi, 1963- (actor.). Ishikawa, Sayuri, 1958- (actor.). Miura, Tomokazu, 1952- (actor.). Tanaka, Min, (actor.). Lustig, Franz, 1967- (cinematographer.). Criterion Collection (Firm), (publisher.). Master Mind (Firm), (production company.). Neon (Firm), (presenter.). Spoon (Firm), (production company.). Wenders Images, (production company.). Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Yumi Aso, Sayuri Ishikawa, Tomokazu Miura, Min Tanaka. (Cast).

Summary:

A perfect song that hits at just the right moment, the play of sunlight through leaves, a fleeting moment of human connection in a vast metropolis: the wonders of everyday life come into breathtaking focus in this profoundly moving film by Wim Wenders. In a radiant, Cannes-award-winning performance of few words but extraordinary expressiveness, Koji Yakusho plays a public-toilet cleaner in Tokyo whose rich inner world is gradually revealed through his small exchanges with those around him and with the city itself. Channeling his idol Yasujiro Ozu, Wenders crafts a serenely minimalist ode to the miracle that is the here and now.

Record details

ISBN: 9798886071658
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (124 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 pamphlet (folded : color illustrations ; 19 cm).
Edition: Director-approved DVD special edition.
Publisher: [New York, NY] : Criterion Collection, [2024]

Content descriptions

General Note:	Accompanying pamphlet contains an essay Where the Lights Come Through by Bilge Ebiri. Full screen (1.33:1). Originally released as a motion picture in 2023. Special features: New interview with director Wim Wenders; Interview with actor Koji Yakusho; Interview with producer Koji Yanai, founder of the Tokyo Toilet project; "some body comes into the light (2023), a short by Wenders, featuring a new introduction by the director; Theatrical trailer; An essay by film critic Bilge Ebiri. Title from container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director of photography, Franz Lustig ; editor, Toni Froschhammer.
Participant or Performer Note:	Koji Yakusho, Tokio Emoto, Arisa Nakano, Aoi Yamada, Yumi Aso, Sayuri Ishikawa, Tomokazu Miura, Min Tanaka.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, region 1; full screen (1.33:1 aspect ratio); Dolby 5.1 surround.
Language Note:	Japanese audio; English subtitles.